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The Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet

The Benefits ofa Vegetarian Diet

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lifetimecommitmenttoaveganorlactovegetariandietisaprerequisiteforinitiationintotheQuanYinMethod.Foodsfromplantsourcesanddairyproductsarepermittedonthisdiet,butallotherfoodsfromanimalsourcesincludingeggsshouldnotbeeaten.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,butthemostimportantcomesfromtheFirstPrecept,whichtellsustorefrainfromtakingthelifeofsentientbeings,or

Thou shalt not kill.

Notkillingorotherwiseharmingotherlivingcreaturesisofobviousbenefitforthem.Lessobviousisthefactthatrefrainingfromharmingothersisequallyadvantageousforourselves.Why?BecauseoftheLawofKarma:

As ye sow, so shall ye reap.

Whenyoukill,orcauseotherstokillforyou,inordertosatisfyyourdesireformeat,youincurakarmicdebt,andthisdebtmusteventuallyberepaid.Soinaveryrealsense,thekeepingofavegetariandietisagiftwhichwegivetoourselves.Wefeelbetter,thequalityofourlivesimprovesastheheavinessofourkarmicindebtednessdiminishes,andweareofferedentranceintonewsubtleandheavenlyrealmsofinnerexpe-rience.Itiswellworththesmallpriceyouhavetopay!Thespiritualargumentsagainsteatingmeatareconvincingforsome

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The Key of Immediate EnlightenmentThe Supreme Master Ching Hai

people,butthereareothercompellingreasonsforbeingavegetarian.Allofthemarerootedincommonsense.Theyhavetodowithissuesofpersonalhealthandnutrition,ecologyandtheenvironment,ethicsandanimalsuffering,andworldhunger.

Health and Nutrition

Studiesofhumanevolutionhaveshownthatourancestorswereveg-etarianbynature.Thestructureofthehumanbodyisnotsuitedforeatingmeat.ThiswasdemonstratedinanessayincomparativeanatomybyDr.G.S.HuntingenofColumbiaUniversity.Hepointedoutthatcarnivoreshaveshortsmallandlargeintestines.Theirlargeintestineischaracteris-ticallyverystraightandsmooth.Incontrast,vegetariananimalshavebothalongsmallintestineandalonglargeintestine.Becauseofthelowfibercontentandhighproteindensityofmeat,theintestinesdonotrequirealongtimetoabsorbnutrients;thus,theintestinesofcarnivoresareshorterinlengththanthoseofvegetariananimals.Humans,likeothernaturallyvegetariananimals,havebothalongsmallandlargeintestine.Together,ourintestinesareapproximatelytwenty-eightfeet(eightandahalfmeters)inlength.Thesmallintestineisfoldedbackonitselfmanytimes,anditswallsareconvoluted,notsmooth.Becausetheyarelongerthanthosefoundincarnivores,themeatweeatstaysinourintestinesforalongerperiodoftime.Conse-quently,themeatcanputrefyandcreatetoxins.Thesetoxinshavebeenimplicated,asacauseofcoloncancer,andtheyalsoincreasetheburdenontheliver,whichhasthefunctionofgettingridoftoxins.Thiscancausecirrhosisandevencanceroftheliver.Meatcontainsalotofurokinaseproteinandurea,whichaddtotheburdenonthekidneys,andcandestroykidneyfunction.Therearefourteengramsofurokinaseproteinineverypoundofsteak.Ifliving

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The Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet

cellsareputintoliquidurokinaseprotein,theirmetabolicfunctionwilldegenerate.Furthermore,meatlackscelluloseorfiber,andlackoffibercaneasilycreateconstipation.Itisknownthatconstipationcancauserectalcancerorpiles.Thecholesterolandsaturatedfatsinfleshalsocreatecardiovasculardisorders.CardiovasculardisordersarethenumberoneleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,andnowinFormosa.Canceristhesecondleadingcauseofdeath.Experimentsindicatethattheburningandroastingoffleshcreatesachemicalelement(Methylcholanthrene),whichisapowerfulcarcinogen.Micegiventhischemicaldevelopcancers,suchasbonetumors,canceroftheblood,cancerofthestomach,etc.Researchhasshownthatinfantmicefedbyafemalemousehavingbreastcancerwillalsodevelopcancer.Whenhumancancercellswereinjectedintoanimals,theanimalsalsodevelopedcancer.Ifthemeatwhichweeatdailycomesfromanimalsthatoriginallyhavesuchdisorders,andwetakethemintoourbody,thereisagoodchancewewillalsogetthediseases.Mostpeopleassumethatmeatiscleanandsafe,thatthereareinspectionsdoneatallbutcheries.Therearefartoomanycattle,pigs,poultry,etc,killedforsaleeverydayforeachonetoactuallybeexamined.It’sverydifficulttocheckwhetherapieceofmeathascancerinit,letalonecheckeverysingleanimal.Currently,themeatindustryjustcutsofftheheadwhenithasaproblem,orcutsoffthelegwhichisdiseased.Onlythebadpartsareremovedandtherestissold.Thefamousvegetarian,Dr.J.H.Kelloggsaid,“Whenweeatvegetarianfood,wedon’thavetoworryaboutwhatkindofdiseasethefooddiedof.Thismakesajoyfulmeal!”

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