Your Food and Your Soul
On the eve of World Vegan Day, coincidentally Halloween, it seems a perfect time to talk about the vegan diet and its impact on us at a spiritual level. “Soul Food” takes on a whole new meaning…
Musicians always have a way of expressing things from the heart. Carlos Santana might communicate best with his guitar but he said it best in words when asked about his diet: “I don’t eat meat because meat brings out negative qualities such as fear, anger, anxiety, aggressiveness, etc. Vegetables peacefully offer themselves to the earth when ripe, thus allowing a sublime and peaceful thought-consciousness.”
This article isn’t about vegan activism or laying guilt on meat eaters; it is about all of us taking a step back and calmly considering facts.
The fact is that all living creatures are inter-related. We tend to think of food chains within species like big fish eat smaller fish and smaller fish eat even smaller fish, down to seaweed, etc. This is short-sighted. If any part of that food chain breaks the ocean itself deteriorates and guess where most of the oxygen on earth comes from?
When you look at the big picture of any food chain in any species (including humans) you realize that every living being is connected.
Now let’s get really scientific and go into quantum physics which says everything is energy. The highest level of physicists, scientists, and geniuses agree on that fact – there is no question mark.
Considering just those two undisputed facts that we’re all made up of energy and we are all connected, what do you think happens to the soul of the person who is slaughtering and eating another being?
There is no such thing as “humane killing” – killing is killing – but even when people talk about organic animal farms that use “humane” killing practices, are we going to lie to ourselves and say that each animal being killed doesn’t know it? The seconds it takes to cut that chicken’s throat or kill the pig and bleed it out… do those animals not feel pain and fear and anxiety?
Are we going to lie to ourselves and say that their fear and negative feelings don’t transfer to their flesh when we scientifically know that our own feelings of stress create cortisol and other harmful chemicals in our bodies? All this information is medical and scientific fact. Now the question is: as a human race, when does our soul become a part of the decision making process and decide that a vegan diet is the one that supports an overall healthier planet?
It’s time for our food to feed our souls as well as nourish our bodies. It’s time for everyone to embrace the Vegan Lifestyle.
