03-04-2010, 12:16 PM
Awesome thread. I'm so late I couldn't possibly hope to catch up past the first few posts, but I'm with Pere & others when it comes to the meat attitude. I have nothing against the consumption of animals if they have lived a healthy and mostly happy life according to whatever that species (say, a chicken for example) would expect to experience pre-incarnatively. I understand they are of a lower form of consciousness (as my mostly non-spiritual friends would respond with), however that doesn't justify their basic enslavement and torture with today's concentration camp style factory farming. Don't even get me started on the concept of veal. 
As such I find myself mostly vegetarian. We participate with a farming co-op near Los Angeles that raises organic vegetables and humanely raised livestock. Although very much more expensive financially, the positive energy is priceless.
Also, to Questioner and everyone else present- I also count you as my spiritual family. There is a such a great deal of love, sharing, respect, healing and helping here that I also have grown very much attached to all of you This is the thrust of my "B4th SMC" thread, I think that's exactly what we're learning to do here.
As such I find myself mostly vegetarian. We participate with a farming co-op near Los Angeles that raises organic vegetables and humanely raised livestock. Although very much more expensive financially, the positive energy is priceless.
Also, to Questioner and everyone else present- I also count you as my spiritual family. There is a such a great deal of love, sharing, respect, healing and helping here that I also have grown very much attached to all of you
This is the thrust of my "B4th SMC" thread, I think that's exactly what we're learning to do here.