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In the following passages from theGospel of Peace, Jesusexpands on the parable of Genesis 1:29.
ForItellyoutruly,hewhokills,killshimself,andwhosoevereatsthefleshofslainbeasts,
eatsofthebodyofdeath.Forinhisbodyeverydropoftheirbloodturnstopoison;inhis
bonestheirbonestochalk;inhisbowelstheirbowelstodecay...Andtheirdeathwillbecome
his death.
Behold,Ihavegivenyoueveryherbbearingseedwhichisuponthefaceofalltheearth,and
everytreeinwhichisthefruitofatreeyieldingseed;toyouitshallbeformeat.Andtoevery
beastoftheearth,andtoeveryfowloftheair,andtoeverythingthatcreepethupontheearth,
whereinthereisbreathoflife,Igiveeverygreenherbformeat...Butflesh,andtheblood,
which quickens it, shall ye not eat.
AnotherimportantaspectoftheChristiandoctrinesrelatedtovegetarianismistobefoundintheritu-
alobservanceofLent.Lentisaperiodoffasting,abstainingfromeatingmeatandpracticeofpenit-
ence(austerity)whichistraditionallyobservedbyChristiansinpreparationforEaster.Inthefourth
centuryA.C.E.,atraditionwasestablishedofeatingonlywhatwasnecessarytosurvive.Thelength
oftimewasestablishedas 40 days,beginningonAshWednesdayandthenextending(omitting
Sundays)tothedaybeforeEaster.TheobservancevarieswithinAnglicanandProtestantchurches.
Also,thetimeoftheobservanceshasbeenquestioned.Accordingtoanapostolicconstitutionin
February1966,issuedbyPopePaulVI,fastingandabstinenceduringtheLentperiodaremandatory
onlyonAshWednesdayandGoodFriday.However,inmanyothermysticaltraditions,theseobserv-
anceswereespousedasintegralpartsofthespiritualdisciplinetobefollowedallyeararound.Fur-
ther,thereisevidencetosuggestthattheGnosticChristiansectsalsoobservedthesevows
perennially.
WhileitistruethatJesusfedthemultitudeswithfish,thisepisodeshouldbeunderstoodforitsdeep-
ersymbolism.ThefishinAncientEgyptianandGnosticChristianmythologyisthesymbolofguid-
anceandchastity.Also,Jesusrealizedthatheneededtoreachthepeopleattheircurrentstageofcul-
ture.Therefore,heusedwhattheywouldaccept.However,itistobeunderstoodthatordinarypeople
whodonotknowanybettermayeatwhatevertheylike.Thisisafactoroftheirignorance.Thus,the
Bibleacceptsthem.However,theotherteachingsoftheBibleclearlydirectseriousChristianstoward
thepathofvegetarianismasameanstopromotephysicalandmentalpurityandtherebyspiritual
evolution as well.
Manytimespeopleusetheexcusethatmanycultureseatmeatandhavedonesoforgenerations,and
sothismeansthatanyonecan.Thisisanexpressionofaperson’segoisticdesiretocontinueeating
meatoutofignorance.Mostpeopledonotknowthatthehumanbodyisnotdesignedtoeatmeat.
Thus,itisnowonderthatchronicdegenerativeillnessesarehighestincountrieswiththehighest
meatconsumption.Justbecausepeopleliveinareaswithharshclimatewherethereisnootherfood
available,itdoesnotexcuseothersfromfollowingthebetterpathforthereasonsoutlinedhere.Ifyou
havetoeatmeatinordertosurvive,thenofcourseyoushouldeatmeat.However,assoonasyouare
able to develop better conditions, you should leave meat behind.