Guest guest Posted July 13, 2001 Report Share Posted July 13, 2001 Dear list: I am no longer a vegetarian, but I dont rationalize my weekness. We used to meditate in a Viet Buddhist temple and we became friends with Soma Loka who was staying there at the time. He has a Vipasana center in Australia. He is a vegetarian and was quite upset about the Tebetan's claim that they are RELEASING SOULS by eating flesh. The Dalai Lama wanted to be a vegetarian and tried it and failed. Too many centuries of eating flesh was hard to overcome. Love and have a compassionate weekend. Alton , "Omkara" <coresite@h...> wrote: > , david.bozzi@n... wrote: > > , "Omkara" <coresite@h...> wrote: > > > the animals > > > were not killed first, but directly taken and placed into boiling > > > oil (for 20-30 seconds) and then immediately skinned and put into > > > buckets of water (still alive). > > > > > > Clearly, this practice (as portrayed) is horrifying. > > > > I take it you would never eat a lobster. > > Most certainly, i would not put anything living into a pot of boiling > water. As for eating, there's no obsession with it or even > interest... it keeps the body alive, that's all. > > Namaste, > > Omkara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 , "ALTON A ALTON" <lostnfoundation> wrote: > Dear list: > The Dalai Lama wanted to be a vegetarian and tried it and failed. > Too many centuries of eating flesh was hard to overcome. To be fair to the Lama let's remember he wasn't afforded a whole slew of soy meat-replacment products... David [up to 8 x 1gm fish oil capsules/day] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 03:48:49 -0000 david.bozzi writes: > , "ALTON A ALTON" <lostnfoundation> > > wrote: > > Dear list: > > > The Dalai Lama wanted to be a vegetarian and tried it and failed. > > > Too many centuries of eating flesh was hard to overcome. > > To be fair to the Lama let's remember > he wasn't afforded a whole slew of > soy meat-replacment products... > > David > I've tried "Boca Burgers" and, like so many soy-based foods, they inflate my gut like the danged Hindenburg. No sale! I eat carbs, veggies, some dairy and the occasional egg dish, supplemented by a "natural" multi-vitamin, vitamins C and E, folic acid, and one enteric (coated) aspirin per day as per my MDiety's advice. My digestion remains very sensitive -- much improved since giving up all meats 25 years ago, but still a constant reminder of my body at its work. > [up to 8 x 1gm fish oil capsules/day] No thanks, I've observed enough of the struggles of hooked and netted fish to avoid anything fish-based. http://come.to/realization http://www.atman.net/realization http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucemrg.htm http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucsong.htm ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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