11-05-2015, 10:56 PM
(11-05-2015, 10:06 PM)Elros Tar-Minyatur Wrote: Why I am not a vegan : Because I do not believe I should feel guilt nor shame about it. Because if the essence of my being had thought it was not good, then I would have programmed myself to have a repulsion of it, which I did not. Because I have faith that ultimately all of my actions are emerging from Love and Light and that all I do will always be guided toward what is best.
I have rationalized this faith into words at different occassions, but that was unnecessary to myself.
If you feel no guilt or shame, I suspect that you lack a proper amount of empathy and that you have not delved into the process of animal slaughter in any deep fashion.
The essence of your being does not think - it knows. Only the mind thinks. And it is precisely the mind which needs purification the most in order for us to develop our spiritual awareness.
I suspect that you have programmed yourself very little - most of our programming comes from without, consciously or unconsciously.
Your faith in your actions as emerging from Love and Light is misplaced, and again I would say that you have but little researched the subject and your empathy has been stunted.
I'm sure you'll disagree with my diagnosis, but aside from my training in psychology, I have gone through what all of us must in order to realize that all life is sacred, and that the Love/Light which I call the Creator has provided us with all things which precludes the necessity to perpetuate animal cruelty. Many people have rationalized that plants are living creatures also - very true. But the plant phylum has the unique function of providing nourishment for animals besides its many other important functions.
I'm not judging you. We all have to go through these things at one time or another. I'm sure that you too will ultimately see the truth of my words.
Moody Blues - How Is It We Are Here
How is it we are here, on this path we walk,
In this world of pointless fear, filled with empty talk,
Descending from the apes as scientist-priests all think,
Will they save us in the end, we're trembling on the brink.
Men's mighty mine-machines digging in the ground,
Stealing rare minerals where they can be found.
Concrete caves with iron doors, bury it again,
While a starving frightened world fills the sea with grain.
Her love is like a fire burning inside,
Her love is so much higher it can't be denied,
She sends us her glory, it's always been there,
Her love's all around us, it's there for you and me to share.
Men's mighty mine-machines digging in the ground,
Stealing rare minerals where they can be found.
Concrete caves with iron doors, bury it again,
While a starving frightened world fills the sea with grain.
How is it we are here
How is it we are here
How is it we are here