(10-17-2014, 01:28 PM)Spaced Wrote: Do you think it's possible for someone to eat meat and still be polarized towards service to others?
Yes
(10-17-2014, 01:30 PM)Steppenwolf Wrote: Last time I checked, death and murder is a service to others.
How so?
(10-17-2014, 01:30 PM)Steppenwolf Wrote: I think its been mentioned quite a few times, but there will be little polarisation of STO or STS whether one eats meat or not.
It's not the eating that matters. It's the conscious participation in cruelty.
(10-17-2014, 01:30 PM)Steppenwolf Wrote: We know its all to do with intention. Now someone being compassionate and giving it much deep thought may well be on a path to STO but that doesn't mean the people who eat meat who arn't even thinking about it are even processing the catalyst at hand to go in either direction.
Of course. I'm not talking about those who eat it unconsciously. This is all about those who are aware. Everyone here participating in this discussion is aware.