To Be A Vegetarian Or Not Is The Question

Today, I came upon a video on vegetarianism and spirituality by Swami Kriyananda of Ananda. This organization is a "worldwide movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and founded by Swami Kriyananda," who is a disciple of Yogananda. Although you should definitely watch the video for yourself, Kriyananda's conclusion, based on Yogananda's teachings, is that yes - a vegetarian diet is preferred because of the ingestion of a "fear consciousness" due eating the meat of more evolved animals (like cows and pigs). (Funny, there was no mention of chicken.) However, if you have to eat meat, he recommended eating sheep or fish, which are less conscious beings. And he also mentions that many Indian vegetarians also eat fish. (I personally eat fish from time to time but not other meat -- which makes me a vegetarian-pescatarian.)

Check out the video for yourself and draw your own diet conclusions.

SRF Gift

So, I figured I would write about the steps I take on my spiritual journey... hopefully on a daily basis. Today, I haven't done that much to be honest. I received a "gift" in the mail - my latest installment of Paramahansa's self-study course. I'm currently studying (or attempting to) the Self Realization Fellowship lessons. These are the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. Although I am just at the beginning of my studies, I am realizing how vast his teachings are spiritually. I haven't formally accepted Paramahansa as my guru but...I might be getting there. His teachings seem to answer a lot of my spiritual questions and they are inclusive of all the major world religions. He is not saying one religion is above another. I love that! I'm also making myself a promise to meditate daily. Maybe with the semester dwindling down, I can keep this promise.