The act of eating is a service.

[3DMonkey]

Ah, yes. And I perceived an implication from you that all meat eaters=murderers. Or at the very least accomplices to murder.

Apparently you missed the post in which I explained, in detail, what I meant. It depends on perspective.

I caution all who read my next few sentences, to please refrain from jumping to conclusions, and please bear with me until you read through to the end and try to understand what I'm saying here.

From the animal's perspective, s/he is being murdered. Killed. His/her life is being cut short.

From the human's perspective, it's not murder, because the human doesn't even think the animal is a being who deserves life, and the human thinks killing animals is just normal, so how could it be murder? Murder is intentionally taking the life of another person. If the human doesn't think the animal is a person, then it's obviously not 'murder' in the same sense as a human ruthlessly killing another human.

My response to this has always been to use the same perspective paradigm to apply to plants. My attempt is to relieve what may cause guilt by showing how we can make ourselves believe anything.

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I think relieving the pain from guilt about what one eats is the primary step to balance imbalances revolved around eating.

(if you have an opposing perspective, and if you would, please state it simply. Thus we establish the disagreement. Afterwards we can point both our views toward our common goal- compassion)

OK here goes:

I think feelings of guilt sometimes serve an important purpose. Only by reflecting on our feelings of guilt, can we determine if they are valid; ie. maybe there's something our Higher Self is trying to bring to our attention. The guilt might actually be telling us about something we can change, and the change is what brings balance.

Once the purpose of the guilt is acknowledged and accepted, then it can be forgiven and released.

(Whew! I hope that wasn't too long! It's short for me!)

That is how guilt is a tool. This is a given. But what is coming from the higher self is not black and white, not obvious to anyone but the beautiful self.

Our disagreement is more about the directive to balancing our society. Would you state if you disagree with my primary directive?