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Originally Posted by Bene  I've been pondering this lately. I was wondering whether it is really right for me to preach vegetarianism to my friends and family.
Its all about intent... you are right mato kinze. Great post and what a story!
Not eating animals is a personal choice for me and I will not bring it up with family and friends from now on. But I will remember to say thanks from now before I eat anything. (A prayer of gratitude to the animals, farmers and everyone else)
A good question I have in mind is whether offering thanks clears the food of the negative vibrations or suffering. I ask this because obviously a lot of the food, meat or not, is handled by negative people or produced without honor and respect. |
That's a really good point and thank you for bringing it up. I said that praying in grattitude prior to eating anything was "..a step closer to integrity." Your point is exactly where that statement was coming from. All the reasons many people tout as the impetus for being vegatarian are legitimate. I don't argue that industry has turned hunting into "animal farming and harvesting," nor that many of the practices used in creating this consumer mechanism are horrendous. They are. And the energy they put into the food we as consumers ingest is equally horrendous.
Much of the changes that are happening in the marketplace today in the U.S. (a move to organic foods, free-range, antibiotic-free, all natural, even some of the remarkable industry changes at the farming level) are a direct result of people who spoke out against those same horrendous practices. The collective conscience of the American People has been tweaked. This is good.
I don't know how much of that horrendous energy is cleared by praying in grattitude and acknowldging the sacrifice, but I am confident that the more we as individuals recognize our interconectedness to all things, the less we'll need to clear.
I have nothing against vegatarians or vegans and openly respect anyone who lives their life according to the beliefs and values they purport. To each his/her own. My frustration comes with those who do so out of some misguided or illconceived notion of rightousness.
Thank you for listening with an open heart to my rant and again, I apologize if I've offended.