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Originally Posted by 7luminaries
I was a vegetarian for many years, almost a vegan. I cannot eat certain foods. I don't do well on legumes or beef or cow's dairy or gluten.
However, like the Dalai Lama & others :) -- and this is the only way I compare myself to him -- I have found that the best diet for me physically, mentally & emotionally...
and thus spiritually...includes some fish and animal protein.
I could live on a diet that included large amounts of eggs, fish and other dairy, and still technically call myself vegetarian (many do just this),
but I live better and on less with a diet that includes some meat. And good fats. Fat free diets should be banned (LOL).
Having said that, humane free-range & organic small-scale farming should be adopted globally, and meat consumption in general should be reduced in the first world.
I understand your position but I think there is a spectrum of dietary choices and as long as we move in the right direction consciously, we have made progress.
peace & blessings,
7L
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You can't be a vegetarian if you eat fish... Dairy/eggs yes, but fish, no.
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