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Originally Posted by vitaraq18
Today I have decided to take the full oath and become vegetarian.
The problem is my whole family eat meat, today I told my mum I was becoming vegetarian (she thinks its stupid as she is set in her ways). She offered me meat 4 times today just to be awkward.
Does anyone have any tips on going about this and trying to stay on the right path?
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Vegetarian people tend to have longer lives than non-vegetarians. The incidence of cancer has also been found to be much higher in non-vegetarians than in vegetarians.
http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/22/2/286.full
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/trea.../vegetarianism
Another fact is that vegetarianism helps reduce global warming too.
As per a 2006 FAO report,it has been found that current production levels of meat contribute between 14 and 22 percent of the 36 billion tons of "CO2-equivalent" greenhouse gases the world produces every year. This generates more greenhouse gases than either transportation or industry.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...use-hamburger/
http://www.earthsave.org/globalwarming.htm
These can be convincing viewpoints for your folks to respect your decision.
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When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. ~ Swami Satchidananda
Wholesome virtuous behavior progressively leads to the foremost.~ Buddha AN 10.1
If you do right, irrespective of what the other does, it will slow down the (turbulent) mind. ~ Rajini Menon
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