Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00787)

-Yes Cass,
He stays hanging in "Für Elise" 
So, we can see how he is presenting Theosophy.
Christina



-- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Cass Silva <silva_cass@y...> wrote:
> Thanks Eldon,
> That is basically what I said a week ago, but Anand, who I 
respectfully call Beethoven, was deaf and dumb to the idea.
> Regards
> Cass
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> Eldon B Tucker <eldon@t...> wrote:
> 
> I think we have drifted from a discussion of vegetarianism into some
> silliness, including the eating habits of female spiders that have 
just
> copulated! 
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> Some people chose to be vegetarian and others chose not to. 
Sometimes
> environment determines the decision. Tibetan Buddhists eat meat 
because
> their climate does not support producing enough vegetarian food to 
make a
> good diet. In other countries where the climate is better, 
Buddhists tend to
> be vegetarian.
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> There are arguments for a vegetarian diet including harmlessness, 
health,
> economic, environmental (a greater quantity of vegetable food can be
> produced with a given set of land and resources that meat food), and
> sometimes spiritual. (I say sometimes, because different traditions
> encourage it more than do others.)
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> Is it necessary for any of us to become vegetarian in order to 
progress? It
> depends upon the person. One theosophical student may need to lead a
> simpler, more ascetic life in order to break free of material 
influences and
> connect better with his or her higher nature. Another student may 
need to
> eat meat in order to become more grounded, less psychical, or for 
heath and
> nutritional reasons. It also depends upon the person's teacher or 
spiritual
> school. One teacher or school may teach an approach requiring a 
more ascetic
> life, including vegetarianism. Another teacher or school may not 
make such a
> requirement, and instead emphasize other ways of self-improvement 
and
> service.
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