In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

Here are more quotes with respect to the relative importance of taking care of the body and aiming for longevity. I understand that some do not appreciate using quotes from the material to back up one's view.

We all use quotes...studying the material is the point of this forum.

I agree that the quotes ideally 'should' be used to expand one's thinking, not reinforce narrow, biased thinking.

Respectfully, you seem to be oversimplifying. I think there are many complex nuances to this issue. If I disagree with some of your conclusions, it doesn't mean I'm right and you're wrong, or vice versa. It means we have different interpretations and understandings.

Some of you have offered responses to my previous comments but have ignored the prolific quotes which support them.

Speaking only for myself, it has nothing to do with the quotes themselves but simply because I'm having a busy week! You are taking the discussion into a completely different area than the topic of this thread. That's ok, but as I said, I will have to split off these recent posts into their own thread, and I just haven't had a chance to even read all your posts, much less analyze which ones need to be split.

The new direction of discussion deserves its own thread and its own attention. When I have time, I may very well delve deeply into the topic.

The main point I'd like to make right now is that I see 2 different issues here:

The importance and function of the physical vehicle

and

Compassion for higher 2D other-selves

My understanding of your views, from what I've read so far (and I admit I haven't read all of your recent posts, so please forgive me if I'm misunderstanding you or have missed something) is that you seem to be focusing on the question of eating animals from the perspective of benefit to the human entity...the physical body, whether the entity can still be harvestable etc.

Whereas, my focus on the meat issue has to do not with humans, but with animals.

Both perspectives are valid. But they are 2 entirely different perspectives. I think that's why it might seem that we disagree. I don't necessarily disagree with your perspective, and I certainly don't think I am in disagreement at all with my understanding of what Ra has said on the subject. I just am focused on a different aspect of the subject: the animals and our response to their plight. I see it as a compassion issue, not a 'criteria for harvest' issue.