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Question date: 11/03/2013 | Is veganism or any diet a spiritual issue? | |
It is probably best to start with an understanding of what spiritual issue means. It seems to imply there are certain rules or behaviors or ways of being human that are either right or wrong, good or bad, or lead to a deeper or more closed spiritual life. It is almost like asking, "is it more spiritual to kill people or not kill people?" One can't really describe behavior as spiritual or not spiritual. That is egotism and narcissism. Who is to judge what is, and what is not spiritual? Veganism, in general terms, subscribes to a way of living that is not cruel, not harmful, sustainable, and life-enhancing. Those could be seen as spiritual precepts. Eating animals is not necessarily able to be judged as spiritual or non-spiritual behavior. Treating people, animals, or life with cruelty cannot be judged as spiritual or non-spiritual behavior. Spiritual, as an adjective, really only applies to truth, not to behavior. Two people can do the very same act and in one person it might look spiritual and in another it might not. What would be the basis of that judgment? Spiritual means connected with source, inspired by Source. The spire in inspired is the same spire in spiritual, is the same spire as in expire and inspire. It has to do with authenticity and reality. Killing and eating an animal not necessarily disconnect you from reality. In most cases we would assume that those who treat life with cruelty are disconnected from it. So then the question remains: is killing and eating animals cruelty? In it's most simplest form, it does not meet the definition of cruelty. In the modern corporate factory farming circumstance, one could see that there might be some cruelty, certainly a disrespect for life. The issue is really not the killing of the animals as much as it is the respect for life. One could be a vegetarian and spray toxic chemicals on their yard, disrupting natural cycles and exterminating species. It's hard to see that would be considered more spiritual than a meat-eater that does everything possible to ensure harmony. |
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