Why are you vegetarian?Aloka wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 1:37 pm Eating meat was forbidden in Tibetan Buddhist Kagyu monasteries in 2007.
https://dakinitranslations.com/buddhist ... nasteries.
More here: http://www.shabkar.org/vegetarianism/index.htm
Or are you vegan?
If so, why vegan?
The numbers of vegetarians/vegans are on the rise but still definitely a minority. Personally I don’t really care what others put in their bodies I consider this a personal freedom. I know this view is not commonly shared by any of the dietary categories. Those who eat vegetables are often ridiculed by the carnivores and vice versa. The biggest issue I see is the minority issue, and the defensive nature that can arise through ones values not being accepted. It’s daunting for a vegan to visit a carnies house for a backyard bbq. Even if the host has two bbqs one with veggies grilling and the other with steaks, burgers, and chicken wings. All dietary needs are being met but I’ve heard vegans say they don’t even want to ingest the smell of cooking flesh, it absolutely immoral to them and I e had friends leave a party as a result of this. This begins the tribal effect and segregation. Vegans find like minded to associate with and seperate themselves from the pack. Similarly carnivores don’t like their meat being pointed out as cruel, disgusting, and immoral. Do they too form tribes and segregate.
Now we take dhamma snd the Buddha. He was a beggar, one day it’s rice and fish the next it vegetables and noodles, the next it’s chicken leg soup. A beggar can only choose from that which has been placed in the bowl.
Now we take dhamma centres and global Vipassana centres, they serve and teach strictly vegetarian diets?
Many see this and think I must be vegetarian or better vegan this is closer to dhamma.
It’s simply to be less offensive to the students attending. Specifically the vegetarians and vegans attending. Most Carnivores can make due, some feel they must consume or only consume flesh for health but these needs are not met.
It’s basically to cater to the easily offended vegetarians snd vegans. I think they would suffer immensely on courses that served fish, chicken etc....