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it was someone’s child? We can’t. We cannot even admit
to ourselves what we are doing. How then, can we
consider ourselves honest people if we are lying every time
we eat? And these are not lies that only cause
misunderstanding; these are not “little white lies.” These
are lies that are killing our planet, our animals and
ourselves.
This is what the true yogic life is —contemplation,
introspection. We ask ourselves, “what right do I have to
take the life of another?” We must pause and think about
the decisions we make.
make). Thus, our own bodies become flooded with these
“fight or flight” chemicals, making us even more prone to
simple survival instincts.
Thus, the saying, “you are what you eat,” comes alive. If
we eat stress hormones, then we are eating terror and of
course it is no wonder that we cannot find peace in our
lives.
So, if you are a vegetarian, great. It will not only improve
your health, but it will change the very nature of your
being. If you are not a vegetarian, then at least think about
it. The yogic life is one of contemplation, honesty and
integrity.
Additionally, a yogi is calm; a yogi is centered; a yogi is in
peace, not in pieces. We cannot be calm and in peace if
we eat meat. Bloody food leads to bloody thoughts. Eating
Additionally, how our food is prepared is as integral to our
an animal with stress hormones coursing through it, leads
overall health and peace as what we eat. I am not going
to stress in us. Let me explain: When animals (humans
to go into all the details here, as there is not space, but it is
included) are threatened, we secrete large amounts of
very important our food is prepared with love, with
hormones. These numerous hormones are frequently
devotion and with purity. The energy of preparation is
referred to as adrenaline. Their purpose is to prepare our
absorbed into the food, and — just as the animal’s stress
body to fight, to save our lives. Have you ever noticed
hormones affect our own bloodstream — we are
that when you get scared, a lot of things happen inside
physiologically affected by the energy of the cook and the
you? Your heart beats fast, your digestion stops, your palms
place of preparation. Thus, chant, sing, meditate while you
sweat and your physical impulses become very good and
cook and encourage devotion in those who cook for you.
sharp. These are the result of the hormones. And they prepare
us to either fight or run away. Thus, they are
Eat pure, fresh food. Then, you will see the magic of it!
sometimes called the “fight or flight” hormones.
So, if being a vegetarian and taking care of the food you
eat is all you can do right now, then do it. But, let me go
When an animal is about to be killed, its body is flooded
further and explain how to let “yoga” saturate every aspect
with these stress hormones which remain in the animal’s
of your life. For, remember there is both yama and niyama.
tissues. So, when we eat those tissues, we are ingesting
Yoga is not simply yama, or refraining from lower instincts.
those hormones (which are the same as our own bodies
It is also niyama, the embrace of and adherence to higher
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