Vegitarianism (to Celtic Coyote)

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Namaste CC

 

Of course there is room for your beliefs here regarding vegitarianism

or the lack there of. Yes this board is slanted toward Hinduism and

at least 3 out of the 4 moderators here would describe their

spiritual orientation as Hinduism (of the Sakta variety). But as you

should be able to gather from the responses here, Hinduism is

anything but monolithic even regarding fundamental issues.

 

There are some meat eating Hindus and there are some who are not. The

spectrum of opinions on this will run the gamut. All expressing their

opinions will have data that supports their own view wheter it be

scriptural, the word/advice of the guru or just plain old preference.

 

Eat meat if you want. Dont eat meat if you dont want. I wont like you

less either way personally. What I will have a problem with is if you

start mudslinging or name calling other people on this list who are

vegitarians etc. But you dont seem to be taking the low road in your

posts. : )

 

 

~SE101

 

 

 

 

 

 

, CelticCoyote@a... wrote:

>

> In a message dated 10/6/04 5:19:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,

> ammasmon@s... writes:

>

> > The consciousness in all entities perceived as matter is the

same;

> > but the evolution of consciousness in different entities is

> > different. Accordingly, plants are less evolved than animals than

> > humans.

> >

> > The logic is this: the higher the evolution of the matter that

you

> > kill and eat, the more karma you incur.

>

> I understand that this is the belief of many here. It is not

my belief.

> Some believe they are directed to eat meat by the deities they

serve. Their

> beliefs are no less valid than those of strict vegetarians, and as

we all

> know, there are many paths to enlightenment. Responding to the

person who spoke

> on purely economic terms, it is not necessarily true about

cost/benefit: aside

> from the fact that livestock animals are most likely to be grazed

on land that

> is unfit for farming anyway, science has found a correspondence, in

the

> skulls of early humans, between an increase in the intake of

protein and the jump

> in brain growth that allows us to formulate these questions today.

>

> Our bodies are formed to be omnivores, midway between the

features of a

> true carnivore and a true vegetarian. Some human races have

adapted to eating

> higher ratios of meat, and some very little. One can always find

economic

> reasons for a society's favoring or shunning meat, and often the

spiritual

> explanations come later in the development of that society. I

decided to respond to

> the invitation to join this list with the understanding

that: "Although the

> Group's orientation is primarily Hindu, we welcome ALL who adore

Her through

> any tradition. Thus we count among our members Buddhists, Muslims,

Christians,

> Native Americans, Pagans, Wiccan, and more -- we are a very diverse

group, but

> all united in our love and worship of Goddess."

>

>

> What I am asking is: does that mean only *vegetarian* Pagans,

Native

> Americans and the like?

>

> Is there room here for my beliefs about the nature of plants

and animals?

> I came here to learn more about Hindu religion and the nature of

Shakti, not

> to be verbally smacked because of my own beliefs.

>

> I am of course not referring to enlightened beings who can

subsist on air

> and sunlight. I don't think anyone here can claim that mastery, so

it is a

> moot point, and if I get to that place I won't have to consider

this question,

> will I?

>

> <smile>

>

> CC ^..^

>

>

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