Why are people vegetarians?
Why I'm a vegetarian - spiritual reasons
The most important reason I'm a vegetarian is totally different however.
Basically I'm a vegetarian for spiritual reasons. Many Theosophists feel, like many people who do yoga, that eating meat just isn't good for your spiritual development.
Eating meat is said to coarsen the aura: making a person more susceptible to aggression, strengthening the lower emotions.
This isn't to say that only bad people eat meat. Nor that all vegetarians are saints. That would be foolish.
It is saying that if you want to be a better person, grow spiritually, becoming a vegetarian is one of the things to consider.
If it's the only thing you do - it is obviously not going to help much. But combined with introspection, service to others, meditation perhaps - vegetarianism should be a help in changing your life.
The Inner Art of Vegetarianism : Spiritual Practices for Body
by Carol J. Adams
The Inner Art of Vegetarianism : Spiritual Practices for Body
Amazon Price: $15.00 (as of 07/06/2009)
About vegetarianism as part of spiritual practice. If you like this book there is also a workbook.
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Eating animals just isn't good for the environment
wasting space and energy
It is really simple: if one acre of land is used to grow vegetables a lot more people can be fed with them, than if the same acre is used for grazing livestock. It's just less efficient.
BTW
Eating fish is also a problem: fishing has become so easy through technology that many of the fish species people consume are in danger of becoming extinct.
Vegetarian Food for Thought: Quotations & Inspirations
by Gail Davis
Vegetarian Food for Thought: Quotations & Inspirations
Amazon Price: (as of 07/06/2009)
Quotes from famous people on why they are vegetarians. From Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Alice Walker, Candice Bergen, Rachel Carson to Gandhi, and other notable vegetarians. But also ancients like Plato and Gautama Buddha.
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Animal cruelty
Those of you who eat meat contribute to those problems, unless of course you eat organic meat.
Why are you a vegetarian?
Vegetarianism: Movement or Moment?
by Donna Maurer
Vegetarianism: Movement or Moment?
Amazon Price: $22.95 (as of 07/06/2009)
Takes a look at vegetarianism from the perspective of social science.
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Books advised by readers
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World by John Robbins
Here, the man who started the "food revolutio more...0 points
Are you a vegetarian? Did you know about the environmental advantages?
awakeningwellness wrote...
I've been a vegetarian for over 15 years and lately have been taking part in the raw food movement...although I can't see myself ever going completely raw. Even before becoming a vegetarian I ate very little meat since just the thought of it made me sick...of course back then I didn't like vegetables either!
I can't get enough of them now...(o:
5*
Posted May 20, 2009
lollyj wrote...
Hubby and I can barely stand to eat meat anymore. Or commercially caught seafood / fish.
Our main reason is how cruelly animals are slaughtered in our modern era. Our second reason is that beef, pork, and chicken don't taste good anymore. Perhaps it's the conditions in which they are raised or the additives they're fed that changes the flavor.
So, we aren't true vegetarians, but eat all vegetable meals frequently now. Very thought provoking lens. 5, fave to you.
Posted April 18, 2009
Laniann wrote...
I do believe that being a vegetarian is better for your spirit, health, the animals and the planet. A book I found very informative was The Food Revolution, How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life And Our World by John Robbins. 5*s
Posted April 16, 2009
totalhealth wrote...
nice lens, though I am not a vegetarian, I try to eat as much fruits and vegetables as I can.
Posted April 15, 2009
spirituality wrote...
in reply to what-u-c I know - some people are actually healthier on a purely vegetarian or vegan diet. I do think it depends on the person.
Posted March 27, 2009
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