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  • March 28, 2017 at 11:52 pm #142673
    Gregory Earle
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    I’ve been focusing on becoming more compassionate, and incorporating tonglen mediation into my daily routine. I’ve been trying to extend it to all living beings, but feel like a hypocrite because I eat meat. I’m sure someone has  had this dilemma before. I don’t see a way of not causing harm to a living being without giving up meat. I don’t want to do this, but maybe it’s a sacrifice I must make. I also just moved to Taiwan where this may not be easy. Does anyone have any advice?

    March 29, 2017 at 4:34 am #142683
    Inky
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    Hi Gregory,

    This is not PC to say, but Northern Europeans need more animal protein than others. This is because they (we?) were among the last peoples to take up agriculture and because of adapting to colder climates over the millenias.

    So it could biologically be a challenge. I took a meatless diet up off and on throughout my life and I found that I’m good for a month, but then would literally waste away, have zero energy and get sick. My mother would yell at me to eat meat, have an egg or a glass of milk. I would and would instantly get better. I need an enzyme you can only get through animal products. And Vitamin B 12 won’t do it.

    On the flip side, if you’re going to do it for moral reasons, consider veganism. Keep in mind that by eating eggs and milk, that too, is cruel to the animals. Where do you think veal comes from? How do you think they get a cow to lactate? And what becomes of the young roosters (you only need one!)? Or the older egg layers? Agriculture is cruel.

    But you come first. See how your body reacts to a vegan/vegetarian diet.

    And remember! Even the Dali Llama partakes once in a while.

    Blessings,

    Inky

    March 29, 2017 at 11:43 am #142779
    Anthony Brooks
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    If I could just add, this could be a small gradual process. Your body will need the time to adapt to the changes, and therefore, taking it slowly and gradual you will be able to make it through. The Chinese and Vietnamese sects of Buddhist do in fact eat meat. And, what can make things hard is knowing that meat for sustenance now a days, all is killed for the one eating it.

    But, I am sure that with the proper meditation, and a slow process, you can incorporate the change in your life.

    March 29, 2017 at 8:10 pm #142859
    Gregory Earle
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    Thank you so much for the advice. I don’t have to make a decision right away, so I will consider it more, and explore my options.

    April 5, 2017 at 12:09 pm #143745
    AceLs
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    There’s studies that show vegetarians & vegans kill just as many animals or more through the farming machinery used to produce their food. Eating small amounts of meat is necessary for optimal heath of most people. I tried to go meat free because of a similar belief system and I started falling apart physically. So for people like me the only choice is to find humanely raised beef & stay away from CAFO’s & factory farming.

    April 5, 2017 at 6:37 pm #143831
    Gregory Earle
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    Thank you for this lead. I’ll do some research into this perspective.

    April 17, 2017 at 5:13 am #145415
    Anyone
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    Dear Greg,

    Apart from the research, one must follow our own instincts because each one’s life and karma are different. We need to pay off our Karma in different ways. I am falling short of words to explain the exact thing that has happened to me of late. I had never imagined to quit meat until recently when I went for snorkelling and it hit my conscience. What matters is, to follow our instincts. There are ample ways for nutrition intake. Do research on the goodness and nutritional content of Moringa leaves, easy to grow and low maintenance.

    Please feel free to post if you have any questions on Moringa; would be happy to share more on it…

    Stay Blessed!

    April 17, 2017 at 6:29 am #145423
    Gregory Earle
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    I hadn’t considered any of that — thank you. I’ll look into mornings leaves as well. 🙂

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