@ Minyatur: Thank you for your understanding.
I can only speak for myself on this. I am actually not judging anyone when I talk about being vegan. I only offer my perspective because I think it is important. Especially since the whole world basically is held within this ingrained way of thinking and surviving which is based on outdated modes, which are, by the way, destroying our planet. This is not a judgment but a fact. Humans are not the only life forms here, including the life form which is this planet we live on, and there is responsibility and accountability to consider for the life forms who are capable of choice (us).
To be fair and honest, I WAS a bit judgmental when I first came here in 2011. I am absolutely detached in my life and never talk about it unless asked (and even then, no judgments), but when I came here, to a "spiritual" site (my first ever and only forum experience), I was taken aback that everyone didn't agree that eating animals was not in the best interest of any spiritual path for a plethora of reasons. I had been in a couple of other "spiritual" groups, and of course I know about many so-called masters such as Yogananda etc., so I thought it was a no-brainer. I even said as much. But interacting here expanded my perception on the subject. It didn't change my own convictions, but it gave me a better understanding of others.
Ultimately, I do not get "caught up in the maelstrom." But I do, without having to fix anything, hope humanity will evolve soon and stop using and abusing other life forms. As for the diet, of course it is personal. But each person may consider more than just themselves when making choices. Factory farming (animals), for example, is the biggest cause of greenhouse gases. We are losing our oxygen supply by cutting down rain forest to graze cattle. We are polluting the oceans and hurting ocean life, and, fishing certain species to near extinction. There are many people starving in this world and a plant-based diet would rectify that (the United Nations put out a statement to this effect s few years ago). These are just a few considerations.
So, I'm not judging, but hoping, humanity wakes up. Perhaps that is selfish of me because it does hurt to see suffering. But cosmically speaking, I think it matters what we do even if it is transient or fleeting in the bigger scheme of things. We "add our light to the sum of light," one of my favorite movie lines (The Year of Living Dangerously).
(02-24-2021, 04:38 AM)LeiwoUnion Wrote: Curious thread. I always found it peculiar when people begin to praise one path (theirs) over the others almost as gospel, failing to realize truths and paths are different. Listen to yourself and follow that advice, is my take on this. Each and every one of the diets is capable of forming deep personal distortions. Going for history, nutritional science, or even spirituality of others is often a road laid with confusion. If a diet makes one's mind, body and spirit feel good, why all the judgement? There's always lessons set up for one self to digestwhich are usually unperceivable from the external 3D point of view.
I can only speak for myself on this. I am actually not judging anyone when I talk about being vegan. I only offer my perspective because I think it is important. Especially since the whole world basically is held within this ingrained way of thinking and surviving which is based on outdated modes, which are, by the way, destroying our planet. This is not a judgment but a fact. Humans are not the only life forms here, including the life form which is this planet we live on, and there is responsibility and accountability to consider for the life forms who are capable of choice (us).
To be fair and honest, I WAS a bit judgmental when I first came here in 2011. I am absolutely detached in my life and never talk about it unless asked (and even then, no judgments), but when I came here, to a "spiritual" site (my first ever and only forum experience), I was taken aback that everyone didn't agree that eating animals was not in the best interest of any spiritual path for a plethora of reasons. I had been in a couple of other "spiritual" groups, and of course I know about many so-called masters such as Yogananda etc., so I thought it was a no-brainer. I even said as much. But interacting here expanded my perception on the subject. It didn't change my own convictions, but it gave me a better understanding of others.
Ultimately, I do not get "caught up in the maelstrom." But I do, without having to fix anything, hope humanity will evolve soon and stop using and abusing other life forms. As for the diet, of course it is personal. But each person may consider more than just themselves when making choices. Factory farming (animals), for example, is the biggest cause of greenhouse gases. We are losing our oxygen supply by cutting down rain forest to graze cattle. We are polluting the oceans and hurting ocean life, and, fishing certain species to near extinction. There are many people starving in this world and a plant-based diet would rectify that (the United Nations put out a statement to this effect s few years ago). These are just a few considerations.
So, I'm not judging, but hoping, humanity wakes up. Perhaps that is selfish of me because it does hurt to see suffering. But cosmically speaking, I think it matters what we do even if it is transient or fleeting in the bigger scheme of things. We "add our light to the sum of light," one of my favorite movie lines (The Year of Living Dangerously).
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