Let's talk about healthy nutrition

[Monica]

this is the first ever time I've been called a welcomed member of a family.

Wow, I've thought it many times...sort of take it for granted so didn't think to actually say it...but I think of you and the other members of B4 as family...we're spiritual family.

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I have a different point of view that I will share.

29 years ago, I read 2 books that changed my life very suddenly and profoundly:

The Essene Gospel of Peace (teachings of Jesus to the Essenes)

Survival into the 21st Century: Planetary Healers' Manual by Viktoras Kulvinskas

These books changed my life every bit as much as the Law of One books did, in their own domain.

Survival is rather hardcore, and I no longer subscribe to the dogmatic approach in the book. However, it still has many priceless gems.

There are countless diets out there, and it can be confusing to know which is appropriate. I personally reject the blood type theories because they don't take into consideration spontaneous physical evolution triggered by spiritual transformation. I see no reason why I must eat as my ancestors did. I also don't believe it is necessary to slaughter our younger other-selves in order to live. That just doesn't fit into my spiritual paradigm. I see no reason to support violence, and I find the concept of 'humane' violence an oxymoron.

For me, The Essene Gospel of Peace sums up the whole issue of diet more beautifully and profoundly than anything I've ever read. It's just so incredibly logical and...profound. I can readily believe it is an authentic account of the teachings of Jesus.

Here is who inspires me now:

http://www.youtube.com/user/liferegenerator

I'm also very into wild foods, as their life force is manyfold stronger than cultivated foods.

Some wonderful books on wild foods:

The Psychic Garden by Mellie Uyldert

The Genesis Effect by Dr. John W. Apsley, II

And, some less hardcore books documenting dramatically lower rates of cancer, heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, etc. among vegetarians:

The China Study

The Enzyme Factor by Dr. Hiromi Shinya

Ultimately, the real issue for me is how killing an animal relates to polarity. The animal is in a state of fear and is running away. Taking its life is an act of domination and infringement of its free will, which is to live. I know that many spiritual people do indeed eat meat and I intend no judgement here. But since the subject was brought up, with an invitation to express our views, I will say here that I honestly don't understand how a bloody, violent act is reconciled with the STO path. While I definitely agree that it's more humane to allow an animal a natural life rather than forcing it into a factory-farm, I respectfully disagree that the essence of a wild animal's joyful life is transferred to the person who ended its life. That animal was in a fight-or-flight mode at the moment of death, and, purely on a physiological level, that state of stress triggers the release of fear hormones in its body, which are then consumed. On a purely physical level, I don't see how that can be healthy. Contrast this with live foods whose life-force is still intact at the moment of consumption, thus merging with the person, rather than fleeing from it. By the time an animal is cooked and eaten, its life-force is long gone.

I realize my views are controversial and might seem inflammatory to those who disagree with them. So I offer them for your consideration, and might not participate much in this thread from this point onwards, to avoid heated debate of a potentially volatile topic.