11-28-2012, 11:42 PM
(11-28-2012, 10:34 PM)Goldenratio Wrote: As I understand it, many people find that being a vegan is efficacious to their spiritual growth. Kinship to all life, "spreading the love", etc. That this endevor promotes growth is great. I dont think that the same path is for everyone though. What works for me, isnt for everyone, likewise, what is for you, isnt for everyone.
For me, I feel it possible to be a steward to life on this planet and eat meat. What we have now, it is not a responsible system.
I tend to feel the evangelical nature of vegans to grating. Being told whats good for me I find insulting with shades of tyranny. Though to someone who feels intensely a connection to all life, a desire for others to tread gently with life is completely understandable however. The idea of inflicting pain under this mindset is hard to fathom. But I find that pain is fleeting, and an animal can be harvested with a minimal amount of pain. Prolonged, it can become terror, which is a horse of a different color.
The argument that plants have evolved to gain benefit from being eaten (carrying seeds far and wide for example) to me is an example of how life adapts. Not that as plants desire to be eaten.
Any argument based on the supposed density of a person just seems like self engrandizement. If you just made it to 3D for this life, or are thousand octaves above the rest, all the same your here now, for whatever reason. A person who is attuned to their spiritual side will resonate with what works, or doesnt work for them. And while yes people should explore all things to find out first hand what is their cuppa tea so to speak, there comes a time when espousing your beliefs turns into more than proselytizing.
I can't speak for all vegetarians, but the vegetarians who've been posting about this topic on this forum (myself included) feel it isn't about self at all.
It's about the animals.
It isn't about what's best for us.
It's about what's best for the animals.