Guest guest Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 Romans 014:021 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. Proverbs 015:017 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 017:001 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. 023:020 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: Daniel 1:012 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 1:013 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 1:014 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 1:015 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. 001:016 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse. Genesis 001:029 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. This is my two cents from the Holy Bible. El Suelmo Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 el suelmo wrote: > Romans > 014:021 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink > wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or > is offended, or is made weak. ................. None of these quoted items is a direct plea for refraining from meat. They are actually appeals for consideration and moderation, for the observation of fasts. They are also a warning against excess and gluttony. A recent study in Munich shows a remarkable discovery: the actual amount of energy we expend during a day is 4 times as much as we can get from food? Where does the rest come from? .... Sunlight and atmosphere. Apparently there are are a number of peole in Australia who live on "love" and fresh air. I had an aunt wo lived for thirty years on tea and milk alone, was actively in social duties - helping families out if the housewife was too sick to do the housekeeping. But suddenly one day she started eating again like anybody else! This aunt was very fair-skinned for an Indian, could pass for an Italian. But it is interesting to note that all the incarnations and Durga are described as "dark, emerald". Green is the colour of chlorophyll, which can convert sunlight into energy........ Is that a secret of the avatars, that they could live without food at times? regards Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Hi El Suelmo, Thanks for the references, Christians often enough deny any reference in the Bible such as this, and claim that meat eating is not a problem. regards, Alex J gjlist, el suelmo <el_suelmo> wrote: > Romans > 014:021 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink > wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or > is offended, or is made weak. > > Proverbs > 015:017 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, > than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. > 017:001 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness > therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with > strife. > 023:020 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters > of flesh: > > Daniel > 1:012 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; > and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. > 1:013 Then let our countenances be looked upon before > thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of > the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, > deal with thy servants. > 1:014 So he consented to them in this matter, and > proved them ten days. > 1:015 And at the end of ten days their countenances > appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the > children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. > 001:016 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their > meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave > them pulse. > > Genesis > 001:029 And God said, Behold, I have given you every > herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the > earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a > tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. > > This is my two cents from the Holy Bible. > > El Suelmo > > > > > Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 In a message dated 3/15/2001 11:10:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, lostinmotion writes: > Christians often enough deny any reference > in the Bible such as this, and claim that meat eating is not a > problem. > Read somewhere that King James (King James Version of the Bible) hated vegetarians and had words against eating meat changed in 600s. Plus, he had "Thou shalt not suffer a poisoner to live," to "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," because he hated the nature religions too. He was extremely cruel. Most of the time Christianity today seems to have nothing to do with what Christ said and did. Have read seriously good arguments that Christ was a vegetarian. Too bad the original stuff isn't does like this copy of the Bhagavad-Gita--original language, transliteration, translation, all right there. I have been personally "belted" with the Bible so much and now realise not one of the belters and thumpers knew what they were talking about; it was all ego and needing to feel superior and to be honest lust for power. They actually drove me away from God for so long. I was 27 before I realised I was not atheist just anti-Thumpers. I know, that's their path but they are doing it to my sons and as my younger son said "it's just Grrrrrrrrrrr." They have to learn to look really hard and discern a person's intent. I get so happy when I find a kind spiritual person, any other quality should be a tip-off to run the other way. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a sour spirit drieth the bones." Namaste, Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Yes I wholeheartedly agree that they need proper translations from the original texts. I am so happy that they unearthed all of those gnostic texts. They make extremely interesting reading, and show the real similarity between Christ's teachings and Eastern philosophy. I hope one day they will unearth more of the original texts. regards, Alex J gjlist, PHURRBALL3@a... wrote: > In a message dated 3/15/2001 11:10:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, > lostinmotion@h... writes: > > > > Christians often enough deny any reference > > in the Bible such as this, and claim that meat eating is not a > > problem. > > > > Read somewhere that King James (King James Version of the Bible) hated > vegetarians and had words against eating meat changed in 600s. Plus, he had > "Thou shalt not suffer a poisoner to live," to "Thou shalt not suffer a witch > to live," because he hated the nature religions too. He was extremely cruel. > Most of the time Christianity today seems to have nothing to do with what > Christ said and did. Have read seriously good arguments that Christ was a > vegetarian. > Too bad the original stuff isn't does like this copy of the > Bhagavad-Gita--original language, transliteration, translation, all right > there. > I have been personally "belted" with the Bible so much and now realise > not one of the belters and thumpers knew what they were talking about; it was > all ego and needing to feel superior and to be honest lust for power. They > actually drove me away from God for so long. I was 27 before I realised I > was not atheist just anti-Thumpers. I know, that's their path but they are > doing it to my sons and as my younger son said "it's just Grrrrrrrrrrr." > They have to learn to look really hard and discern a person's intent. I get > so happy when I find a kind spiritual person, any other quality should be a > tip-off to run the other way. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, > but a sour spirit drieth the bones." > Namaste, > Robin > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Dear Friends, Why dont we revert back to astrology. I think, we have discussed this non issue for a sufficiently long time now and with no tangible results. I think, lets leave it to Mad Cow and Foot and Mouth to handle. Saturn has little to do with meat eating in the 2nd house. Moreover, it is a personal food habbit of the person depending on the surroundings and environment he lives in. Being a vegetarian always helps in enhancing one's spiritual life. But what can be done of the Tattvas and Gunas a person is born with. Basically I am also a vegetarian but am not averse to people who eat meat and I dont call them non-spiritual. looks like i am musing to myself so friends dont bother about this mail, if it does not appeal to you. Manoj _______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 There is a lot more to the Christian Teachings's than what one is exposed to in the West, there is a whole mystical tradition in the Eastern Orthodox Churches that few know about. A person may have had a bad experience in one of the Christian Churches, and see things through that experience. It's very easy to set up straw men and knock them down in all these e-mails. There are people out there that if many of these arguments concerning the Bible etc. were presented would be easily trashed. I am not writing this to put forth my own debating prowess (that I gave up long ago), but to simply say that there are a lot of opinions and a lot of opinions have serious logical fallacies, total lack of historical and archeological support etc. I for one have lived the debate scenario and seen its fruitlessness, and the recent barrage of misunderstandings and circular debating is evidence that this is no different. This is not to address any certain posting , but an appeal that we move on to more topics that will help us all to grow in our understanding of Jyotish. Namaste, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2001 Report Share Posted March 17, 2001 Dear Jeff: Well said, same experience. best wishes, and may the light of Guru shine on us Chaitanya S. das gjlist, Jeffrey P Pummill <ayurjyotish@j...> wrote: > There is a lot more to the Christian Teachings's than what one is exposed > to in the West, there is a whole mystical tradition in the Eastern > Orthodox Churches that few know about. A person may have had a bad > experience in one of the Christian Churches, and see things through that > experience. It's very easy to set up straw men and knock them down in all > these e-mails. There are people out there that if many of these arguments > concerning the Bible etc. were presented would be easily trashed. I am > not writing this to put forth my own debating prowess (that I gave up > long ago), but to simply say that there are a lot of opinions and a lot > of opinions have serious logical fallacies, total lack of historical and > archeological support etc. I for one have lived the debate scenario and > seen its fruitlessness, and the recent barrage of misunderstandings and > circular debating is evidence that this is no different. This is not to > address any certain posting , but an appeal that we move on to more > topics that will help us all to grow in our understanding of Jyotish. > Namaste, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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