In regards to eating meat

[Bring4th_Austin]

I was thinking in terms of what crops do to the ecosystem, by depleting the soil, requiring pest control, etc. Wild foods in their natural habitat are much more sustainable in that sense.

Very valid points. Sustainable techniques, specifically permaculture, work to minimize all of these things. Permaculture is basically creating a stewarded environment which is as close to a natural environment as possible (in many cases, achieving this balance). However, many if not all successful permaculture systems created for production and distribution include animals and livestock in some manner.

Jesus was high 4d (harvestable to 5d), and his last lesson that he imparted on his followers was to lower their weapons and allow for his persecutors to torture and kill him.

Yes, that was his own sacrifice. He chose it. He did it willingly.

Perhaps in context the Ra material sheds more light on this:

33.9 Questioner: I think that I do. Then from this I will extrapolate the concept which is somewhat more difficult because as you have explained before, even fourth-density positive has the concept of defensive action, but above the level of fourth-density the concept of defensive action is not in use. The concept of defensive action and offensive action are very much in use in our present density.

I am assuming that if an entity is polarized strongly enough in his thought in a positive sense that defensive action is not going to be necessary for him because the opportunity to apply defensive action will never originate for him. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is unknowable. In each case, as we have said, an entity able to program experiences may choose the number and the intensity of lessons to be learned. It is possible that an extremely positively oriented entity might program for itself situations testing the ability of self to refrain from defensive action even to the point of the physical death of self or other-self. This is an intensive lesson and it is not known, shall we say, what entities have programmed. We may, if we desire, read this programming. However, this is an infringement and we choose not to do so.
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33.11 Questioner: This motion picture brought out the point about which we have been talking. The Colonel had to make a decision. I was wondering about his polarization. He could have knuckled under, you might say, to the negative forces, but he chose to defend his friend instead. Is it possible for you to estimate which is more positively polarizing: to defend the positively oriented entity, or to allow suppression by the negatively oriented entities?
Ra: I am Ra. This question takes in the scope of fourth-density as well as your own and its answer may best be seen by the action of the entity called Jehoshuah, which you call Jesus. This entity was to be defended by its friends. The entity reminded its friends to put away the sword. This entity then delivered itself to be put to the physical death. The impulse to protect the loved other-self is one which persists through the fourth-density, a density abounding in compassion. More than this we cannot and need not say.