Becoming Vegetarian.

[vitaraq18]

Originally Posted by Flexi-Girl

Best wishes on your decision! Just be aware that people will have trouble accepting it even when your reasons make sense.

Haha I know already I have to do all of them but the questions I like them because I get to share why I have made this decision and to see their faces drop when they actually stop and think about the animals...

[acitak]

That is very good decision my friend, I am at diet without meat 9 years and I must tell you that that decision of yours is very much connected with your spiritual progress.
Diet without meat may help rising of your kundalini energy, with other factors as meditation .When animal is slaughtered at slaughter-house, it has enormous fear, which expand through all its body.
Later you eat that low-vibration meat full of fear and your vibration fall.
Then some say "you are what you eat".
All best

[Tobi]

I thought this thread would be better moved to the "Vegetarian and Vegan" section.
I hope you don't mind, vitaraq.

[Flexi-Girl]

Originally Posted by vitaraq18

Haha I know already I have to do all of them but the questions I like them because I get to share why I have made this decision and to see their faces drop when they actually stop and think about the animals...

Being a veg is a great feeling that meat eaters will never understand. Thanks for making this choice

[Tobi]

I wish you well with your choice vitaraq.
Make sure you don't go short of certain nutrients which -if you go vegan you may not get much of. And even if vegetarian you may need an extra supplement of. These main things are:

Vitamin D especially D3
Calcium
Vitamin B12
Omega 3
(There might be others I have forgotten right now)
There is a good vegan Omega 3 supplement. It is called "OPTI-3" It has no animal substances. It seems expensive for one month's supply but try to buy bulk or take advantage of '3 for 2' offers & free postage over so much spent, and you can knock down the price a lot. (keep in the fridge)

To obtain a good vegan vitamin D it is quite amazing what can be done with plain old mushrooms and a few hours' sunlight on them! But during spring/summer/early autumn months, 30 minutes skin-sun exposure daily (if you are white) will give you plenty of vitamin D. If you are darker skinned, take that to 1 hour. Obviously take great care with sun exposure if you are very fair, it is baking hot or you live in a hot country!
I expose as much skin as I can to the sun in the winter too. But I live in a northern hemisphere place at low altitude. Those things make a difference with sun safety.

[vitaraq18]

Thanks Tobi and I do not mind the thread being moved.
Like I said thank you all for the support.
Namaste

[Astro]

Originally Posted by kkfern

plants may not have a face but they do have feelings also.

kk

I've been thinking about this. I read somewhere:

"you should not pick an apple until it is ready to let go of the branch"

[vitaraq18]

Originally Posted by Astro

I've been thinking about this. I read somewhere:

"you should not pick an apple until it is ready to let go of the branch"

I agree but at the end of the day we do have to eat I think we have been nice by not eating meat as animals have 5 senses.

[kkfern]

Originally Posted by vitaraq18

They are not 5 sensed animals so there is a high chance they do not have nerve ending so as soon as they are harvested they shut off but still contain life energy.
Animals are kept in harsh cramped condition, they feel pain and they are aware of what is happening. Then they are electrocuted through the brain with a rusty rod.
This is why I am vegetarian.

i live in the country. i see cows everyday in the fields.

kk

[vitaraq18]

Originally Posted by kkfern

i live in the country. i see cows everyday in the fields.

kk

Yeh but when they get taken to the slaughter house they are not killed straight away they are tested to see if they are suitable and kept in small cages with about 30 in a small space, i know allot of this as my friends uncle worked at one.