Since I stopped eating meat, my body is more flexible and my my mind fresh, rarely I get sick... only when I ask too much from my body!

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Isn't it natural for human beings to eat meat?

  Scientific reasons | Social reasons | Spiritual reasonsNo: Man's digestive system, tooth and jaw structure, natural instincts, and bodily functions are absolutely distinct from that of carnivorous animals. Carnivorous animals share many unique characteristics which set them apart from all other members of the animal kingdom: very short bowels 3 times the length of the body for rapid expulsion of putrefactive bacteria from decomposing flesh - stomachs with 10 times as much hydrochloric acid than non carnivorous animals, to digest fibrous tissue and bones - exclusively up and down motion of jaws - sharply pointed, elongated canines; lack of molar teeth.
  Man is clearly not a carnivore by nature - his anatomy and digestive system show that he must have evolved for millions of years living on fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables. As in the case of the non carnivorous animals, man's bowels are 12 times the length of his body, being designed for the slow digestion of vegetables and fruits, which are noted for slow decay. The following table summarizes the differences between different animals and human beings
 
 

MEAT EATER	LEAF - GRASS EATER	FRUIT EATER	HUMAN BEINGS
has claws	no claws	no claws	no claws
no pores on skin; perspires through tongue to cool body	perspires through pores on skin	perspires through pores on skin	perspires through pores on skin
sharp pointed front teeth to tear flesh	no sharp pointed front teeth	no sharp pointed front teeth	no sharp pointed front teeth
small salivary glands (not needed to pre-digest grains and fruits)	well developed salivary glands (to pre digest grains and fruits)	well developed salivary glands (to pre digest grains and fruits)	well developed salivary glands (to pre digest grains and fruits)
acid saliva (no enzyme ptyalin to pre-digest grain)	alkaline saliva; much ptyalin to pre digest grains	alkaline saliva; much ptyalin to pre digest grains	alkaline saliva; much ptyalin to pre digest grains
no flat back molar teeth to grind food	flat, back molar teeth to grind food	flat, back molar teeth to grind food	flat, back molar teeth to grind food
stronger hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat	stomach acid 20 times less strong than meat eaters	stomach acid 20 times less strong than meat eaters	stomach acid 20 times less strong than meat eaters
intestinal tract only 3 times body length (so rapidly decaying meat can pass out of body quickly)	intestinal tract 10 times body length (leaf and grain don't decay so quickly so they can pass more slowly through the body)	intestinal tract 12 times body length (fruit don't decay so quickly so they can pass more slowly through the body)	intestinal tract 12 times body length

 

Many studies have shown that before and during the agony of being slaughtered, the biochemistry of the terrified animal undergoes profound changes as it futilely struggles for life. Toxic products and large quantities of adrenaline are forced throughout the body, thus pain poisoning the entire carcass... so that is also what you eat while taking meat!

Further the mad-cow disease has shown us how badly animal are fed before they become ready for the slaughter. All those things are going in to your body also.

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Is there any connection between our dietary habits and the 10 million people who will starve to death this year?

  Scientific reasons | Social reasons | Spiritual reasons  

Yes! If we ate half as much meat, we would release enough food for the entire developing world. Some studies done on this topic, estimates that reducing meat production by just 10 per cent would release enough grain to feed 60 million people.

How does meat production cause starvation?

Only 1O% of the protein and calories we feed to our livestock is recovered in the meat we eat. For 20 million tons of humanly edible and nutritious protein which is fed to 'livestock' yearly in America, only about 2 million tons of animal protein is obtained from it. The wasted 18 million tons would almost make up the protein deficit around the world.

Say Director Max Milner of the United Nations Protein Advisory Group, "The poor man's grain is being siphoned to feed the rich man's cow". Grain production has to grow much more rapidly now, because rich nations buy up more and more to feed to pigs and cattle. As the demand for meat increases, and as meat prices go up, more grain is being used for animal feed. The higher prices are an incentive for farmers to plant more feed grains, and less rice, potatoes, beans, and other staples. This price competition falls heaviest on the poor. The wealthy can compete for the poor man's food; the poor man cannot compete at all.
 
 

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What is the connection between spirituality, morality and meat-eating?

  Scientific reasons | Social reasons | Spiritual reasons  

Since it is possible for us to live healthy lives without ever eating meat, it is appropriate to ask whether meat eating is a moral and humane habit. Clearly animals do not give up their lives so that we can have the luxury of eating their flesh. Many religious and spiritual groups have advocated a vegetarian diet, acknowledging the sacredness of all life and the need to live without causing suffering. Such groups include the Adventist Church, the Theosophical Society, the Essene, Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian. Tao, and Jain faiths, the Unity Church, the Order of the Cross, the Liberal Catholic Church, the Yogic traditions, the Trappist, St. Benedict, and Carthusian orders of the Roman Catholic Church, the Universal Christian Gnostic Movement, the Rosicrucian Fellowship.

Historically, during the early days of the Christian movement, many Jewish and Christian sects opposed meat eating as a costly and cruel luxury.

Anyone who has visited a slaughter house can testify to the fact that animals suffer greatly before and during their slaughter. In the United States alone nearly 9 million creatures are slaughtered daily for supposed dietary needs.

Those of us who would weep if our dog or cat was killed go on silently condoning the needless slaughter of millions of animals each year. 
 

Veg. philosophy

 
My Spiritual Master explained the principle of ahimsa (non-injury to living beings) in this way:

"As far as possible articles of food are to be selected from amongst the sets of items where development of consciousness is comparatively little, i.e. if vegetables are available, animals should not be slaughtered. Secondly, under any circumstances before killing any animal having developed or under developed consciousness, it is to be considered whether it is possible to live in a healthy body without taking such lives"

From the beginnings of recorded history, we find that the vegetarian diet was regarded as the natural diet of humanity. The early Greeks, Egyptians, and Hebrews described human beings as fruit eaters. The wise priests of ancient Egypt never ate meat, many great Greek sages - including Plate, Socrates, and Pythagoras - were strong advocates of the vegetarian diet. The great civilization of the Inca Indians was based on a vegetarian diet. In India the Buddha urged his disciples not to kill any living being. The Taoist saints and sages were vegetarians; and the early Christians and Jews were also.

The Bible clearly states: "And God said, 'Behold, I have given
you every herb-bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth, and every tree, in which are fruits; for you it shall be as meat.' (Genesis 1:29)." And further, the Bible forbids the eating of flesh: "But living flesh and blood you shall not eat. (Genesis 9:4)." St. Paul, one of the greatest disciples of Jesus, wrote in his letter to the Romans, "It is good not to eat flesh (Romans 14:21)." Recently historians have discovered ancient texts similar to the New Testament describing the life and speeches of Jesus. In one of these scriptures Jesus says: "And the flesh of slain beasts in a person's body will become his own tomb. For I tell you truly, he who kills, kills himself, and whosoever eats the flesh of slain beasts eats the body of death. (The Essene of Gospel of Peace).
 

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So what to eat?

  To be a pure vegetarian, one should avoid any kind of meat, fish and eggs. But to follow the Yogic diet you should try to avoid onions, garlic and mushrooms as well. Mushrooms are not vegetables, and according to the tantric science, onion and garlic have a negative effect on the mind (garlic is good as an antibiotic, but it is not good for the mind).
Those who practice deep meditation will notice how this items create agitation in the mind.

Even if you give up all these items, there is still a lot you can eat! Cereals, any kind of vegetables, fruit, beans, milk products, honey, rice and carbohydrates etc. etc.

Don't worry about proteins, you'll get more proteins from legumes than meat, this has been stated scientifically.... and I can tell you I've never had any lack of proteins or other since I'm vegetarian.

Anyway if you can give up meat fish and eggs.... it will be very good and you will fell a big difference in your life after some time.
If you want to know more here is a link to vegetarian web sites.

 

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