Fwd: cognitive dissonance carnalitas

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GuruRatings , " Tony OClery " <aoclery wrote:

 

GuruRatings , " Eric Paroissien "

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> GuruRatings , " hans " <hans_vandergugten@>

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Namaste,

 

Time for this again I think...>COGNITIVE DISSONANCE CARNALITAS.

> This is a version of cognitive dissonance that specifically applies

> to spirituality, especially Buddhism and Hinduism and their

> adherents. The Oxford Dictionary gives this meaning for Carnalitas;-

> Sensuality, Unspirituality and Fleshiness.

> In the Eastern Philosophies there is a basic tenet called Ahimsa or

> resistance to the practice of violence;--in other words practice

non-

> violence. It is the essential teaching of the Buddha and all the

> Hindu teachers, Avatars and Yogis. This is why `meat-eating' is not

> practiced by these people.

> However there are many on the `so called' spiritual path, especially

> Westerners, who have a conflict with this. They know and understand

> the teaching on Ahimsa and meat eating but yet ignore it and worse,

> try and rationalize it, with innumerable excuses on why they still

> partake of meat.

>

> Usually with ideas like; `All is one', it doesn't matter what one

> eats and so on. There seems to be a gap between the tenet of non-

> violence and what they consume. They do not seem to connect the

> torture and suffering of animals and what is on their plate.

> Obviously there is some Egoistic desire and habit associated with

> meat eating, which is stronger than their professed spirituality,

> which demands Ahimsa.

> I have studied this condition in spiritual seekers for some years

> and could never understand the `disconnect'.

> I finally decided that it is similar to the `True Believer

> Syndrome', and also `Cognitive Dissonance', both of which are

> cognitive disfunctions.

> So I have coined the phrase `Cognitive Dissonance Carnalitas', to

> describe this condition.

> It only applies to `Eastern Spiritual Seekers', for other people who

> eat meat have no conflict, as it is accepted as part of their

> culture; So no cognitive dissonance arises……………..Tony O'Clery.

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