THE VEGAN KRIYA YOGI – A LOVING MINDFUL WAY OF LIVING - Written by Khilan Shah More than often veganism is thought of as a special plant-based diet for health-conscious people and the philosophy underlining veganism is often misunderstood. Prem and Ahimsa are two words that summarize this philosophy. The Hindi language has two words for Love. One is Prem which is the unlimited unconditional Divine Love and the other is Pyar which is the limited conditional human love. Here we refer to Prem. Himsa in Sanskrit means to cause injury or harm and so Ahimsa means to do exactly opposite of that. It is a path of least possible harm to not only other humans but also to other living creatures and to the environment.