Message #18101

[Laila]

Why are yogis vegetarian ?    Well, meditation spiritualizes us, and as we become more spiritualized we become more compassionate, and more loving to all of life.   Our consciousness goes beyond our own little egos and we start caring about others, and all of life which includes animal life.  We become more conscious, and therefore more thoughtful about where our food sources are coming from.   

I think it was Abraham Lincoln who said "I care not for a man's religion if his dog and cat are not the better for it".    I would extend that to include all animals we interact with …. which includes the animals we use as our food sources.     

Here are two videos which I just posted on the other board, which show how we are duped into complacency by the false advertising of Big Ag.   I know many SRFers are vegetarian, but if you're still eating eggs and dairy, it's important to be aware of false labelling.  Apparently  "Free Range" is not all it's cracked up to be ……. !