Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Sat Nam Glen! Ahimsa (non-violence) is a precept of Yoga Sutra that speaks to non-violence in all of our actions, against self and others. That's a spiritual reason for eating vegetatrian. Emotionally when we eat flesh(especially animals that have been treated inhumanely and slaughtered inhumanely) that energy is eaten along with the flesh. Physically, there has been lots of research documenting increased testosterone (tranfers to anger) levels in meat eaters. Hormones, antibiotics (if you are not eating organic meat) poses its own set of problems. Ayurvedically Vata types need more grounding in their diets and meat is a quick way to get there. That may be what you intuitively are feeling. Yet any Yogic diet omits meat therefore a good way to ground (bring more protein into your diet) is with Kicheree(28 g protein). Vegetables eaten with legumes increses protein content. Actually we need a lot less protein than our Western minds believe. (think Atkins :0) Somewhere between 25 and 40 g of protein is sufficient. That's not hard to consume daily. Vegetables should be lightly cooked for Vata and Kapha Doshas, Pitta with their firey constitution are the only ones that can handle raw veggies. To explore recipes that are Yogic friendly visit my website under recipes icon. www.skyoftheheartyoga.com For an experiment try not eating meat for a week and notice how your practice is affected. Blessings in health! Guru Ravi Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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