(10-21-2014, 11:32 PM)Shemaya Wrote: Killing.....facing the darkest shadow parts. You have to go very deep to do that.
The animal must be KILLED before s/he can be eaten. WHY do you always leave that part out?? That is crucial. Paying someone to do the dirty work does not absolve one of responsibility. Buying dead animal body parts wrapped in plastic is essentially paying the assassin to kill the animal on one's behalf.
If eating animals is no big deal, then why not face the reality of it?
(10-21-2014, 11:32 PM)Shemaya Wrote: You really think that eating is not an act of self- love?
As with anything, the act itself cannot be judged without taking into consideration the intentions. Eating healthy foods, with gratitude, is a healthy self-love. Eating junk foods unconsciously is just...nothing. Consciously eating dead animals, when one knows how much they suffered, isn't self-love - it's service to self. Why? Because the person is putting self above other-self, to the point of controlling/violating other-self in the ultimate STS act: Killing the other-self against his/her will (or paying someone to do it for them). That is the action that must take place before one can eat meat.
(10-21-2014, 08:45 PM)Parsons Wrote: I assumed she was joking but... :S
Why did you think I was joking?