| 1. Health Benefits | | | | resources. |
| Numerous studies have shown that those who follow | | | | 4. Consciousness of Vegetarian foods. |
| a vegetarian diet have a reduced risk of certain | | | | Many spiritual traditions promote vegetarianism |
| health problems. In particular a vegetarian diet has | | | | because it is a beneficial complement to spiritual |
| been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, | | | | practices like meditation. Different food types |
| colon cancer, diabetes and strokes. The consumption | | | | embody different vibrations. Meat embodies the |
| of many vegetarian foods such as grains, pulses, fruit | | | | consciousness of animals; this consciousness is more |
| and vegetables have health promoting properties | | | | restless and aggressive. By eating this type of food |
| such as helping to reduce the risk of cancer. On the | | | | the animal qualities of the meat will be transferred to |
| other hand consumption of meat, especially red meat | | | | some extent to the person eating the food. This has |
| can increase the risk of certain diseases such as | | | | an effect on their subtle nerves and makes |
| coronary heart diseases. (1) | | | | meditation more difficult. |
| 2. Easier to Digest | | | | "When we eat meat and fish, the aggressive, animal |
| Eating meat is more difficult for the body to digest. | | | | consciousness enters into us. Our nerves become |
| Meat stays in the stomach for longer and is more | | | | agitated; they become restless and aggressive, and |
| time consuming to digest. Switching to a vegetarian | | | | this can interfere with our meditation. " (2) |
| diet will see a noticeable improvement in ease of | | | | By contrast vegetarian foods do not have this |
| digestion. By eating only vegetarian foods a person | | | | restlessness, they have a mild and peaceful vibration. |
| will feel less lethargic after eating a meal. | | | | This is a significant benefit of a vegetarian diet for |
| 3. Better for the environment. | | | | those who practise meditation. |
| Producing vegetarian foods is less intensive on the | | | | 5. Less Cruelty to Animals. |
| environment than looking after livestock. Animals | | | | Many become vegetarians because they don't like |
| require a higher % of land space and attention to | | | | the idea of animals being unnecessarily killed. Modern |
| give a corresponding output of food. With global | | | | farming methods often lead to poor conditions, |
| warming threatening the availability of farming land, | | | | where the welfare of the animals is not at the |
| this point may become increasingly important. A | | | | forefront. Being vegetarian avoids the promotion of |
| vegetarian diet places less strain on environmental | | | | animal cruelty. |