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Thesefoodspromotedullnessofintellect,anger,hatred,greed,volatility,negativethoughts,disease
andcloudedreasoningability.Someofthesefoodsarefilledwithnegativityduetothewayinwhich
theyarehandledinthefoodprocessingsystem.Theadditionofunnaturalchemicalstofoodinandof
itselfisreasonenoughtoclassifythemastaintedwithpoison.Thekillingofanimalseffectivelypois-
onsthefoodwithnegativehormonesaswellasfearvibrationsfromtheanimals.Alsothehumandi-
gestivetractisnotdesignedtohandlemeat,sothefoodrotsasitpassesthroughtheintestinalsystem,
promotinganenvironmentfordiseasessuchascancertotakeroot.Isthereanywonderwhymedical
doctorsadmonishthosewhocontractcancerorexperiencehearttroubletostopeatingmeatandto
stopsmoking?Shouldn’ttheybeginpromotingameatfreedietforeveryone(includingthemselves)
atanearlyage?Ifsmokingisknowntoproducecancer,shouldn’titbeoutlawedasareotheraddict-
ivedrugsandtoxicagents?Poisonsaresoldoutofgreedandignorance.Also,suchpoisonsarecon-
sumedduetoignoranceandaddictivedesirebasedonignoranceofhowtosatisfythetruedesiresof
theinnerself.Theintellectisasifputtosleepinafogofopaquemassesofignorance,baseemotions
anddesires.Inthiscondition,peoplecanactincruelwaystootherswithoutthinkingofthecon-
sequences of their actions.
Fromanordinarystandpoint,theconsumptionofmeatisnotdesirableduetothefactthatitcauses
paintootherlivingbeingsintheanimallevelofexistence.Hurtinganycreatureshouldbeavoidedto
theextentpossiblesinceitgeneratesdiscordantvibrationsintheuniverse.Thesevibrationsdisturb
thebalanceofnatureandthementalplaneofexistencewhichinturnaffectshumanbeingsandtheir
feelings,thoughtsandconsequently,theiractionsaswell.Manypeopledislikeviolenceintheworld,
however,theyaresowingiteverydaybysupportingtheviolencethatisperformedonanimals,thevi-
olence in sports, television and in ordinary human interactions.
Manypeoplewhoeatmeattrytorationalizetheiractionsbysayingthateatingplantsisaformof
killingandsotheymayaswellkillanimals.Otherpeopleapplaudthissinceanimalsareseenas
lowerformsoflife.Whilehumanexistenceismorevaluableinacertainsensethanananimal’s(gen-
erallyspeaking,onecanonlyworktoattainenlightenmentinahumanbody,whereonehasaccessto
thefacultyofhigherreasoning),oneshouldnotvaluealifeformonthebasisofthelevelofintelli-
gence.TheytooaremanifestationsoftheSelf,soulsatalowerlevelofspiritualevolution.Theyare
feelingcreatures,thathavealimitedabilitytocomprehendandlove.Thesefactorsaloneaccordthem
respectaslivingvesselsofthespirit.Andactually,eatingfruitsandvegetablesisnotaformofkilling
becausetakingfruitsandleavesfromplantsdonotkillthem.However,takingthelegs,ribsandother
bodypartsfromanyanimalwillcertainlykillthem,andormaketheirlivesmiserableandineffective.
Pruningplantsandremovingtheirfruits(seeds)isactuallyahelptothem,promotingtheirhealthand
propagation,whichistheirdesire,sothereisasymbioticrelationshipherewhereaskillinganimals
forfoodisbasedongreed,violenceandlust(forexperiencingculinarypleasures).Therefore,thisar-
gument must be rejected as self-serving and ridiculous.
Theargumentthatsomepeoplearoundtheworld,suchasEskimos,liveonmeatsoitisoktoeat
meatisalsoself-servingrationalizations.Justbecausesomepeopleeatcertainthingstosurvivedoes
notmeanthateveryoneshouldeatthesamethingsevenwhentheyhavebetterconditionsandcando