Are You A Spiritual Person? (meat, animals, eating)
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I had this question in the back of my mind and as I was reading here, I saw that someone had mentioned Spirituality in one of their posts.
I also consider myself to be a Christian, but lean more toward describing myself as "Spiritual". Like the poster that I am referring to~it seems to have a lot to do with my feelings of being in tune with nature and sticking with the veggies.
I'm a pretty dedicated Yogi so even if Ahimsa (non-harming) was not spelled out as a reason not to eat meat, being so in touch with my body and spirit allows me to hear the strong signals that eating meat its not something we should do.
I think my religion had a definite influence on my decision not to eat meat. The dietary restrictions and the scripture and concepts that support them made me think of things that I might have taken for granted otherwise. I think not eating meat has a definite spiritual aspect for me now.
I'm an atheist, but I sort of consider myself to be "spiritual", in the sense that I have a lot of fascination with the human mind and the experiences it can have. That, to me, is as awe-inspiring as religion is to many other people.
I have a lot of interest in Buddhism too, so I guess that philosophy is also spiritual in a way.
I've been vegetarian most of my life, vegan for about 8 years now.
I am also an atheist. I don't have any interest in organized religion whatsoever. Doesn't mean I am not "spiritual" though - I am very interested in Buddhism as a philosophy. I believe all life is connected and we should treat our planet and our fellow beings with respect and love, because we are all connected. I strongly believe that our current culture of killing and/or exploiting other beings (human / animals) that are weaker than we are, are responsible for most problems in society.
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I am a Christian. I don't really know what you are referring to with the term "spiritual" but I do believe that eating a Vegan/Vegetarian way was how we were originally created to eat.
Yes, with nature.. all things nature- earth, animals, everything. I want to be in tune with all things that surround me. No organized religion here although i was raised catholic, it is definitely not my thing. I am most tied with Buddhism than anything else. Spiritual with regard to respect All living creatures, that they all have a place special here and for us not to exploit creatures great or small. So guess that is my Spiritual stand!
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