please differentiate - meat and fish.

[Guest guest]

I would agree with Jane and hope the moderators pass my post too.

 

Talking about meat, how many of us get "pure" meat? The meat we eat

is full of growth hormones injected into the poor animal. Also the

animals are slaughtered in full view of each other and treated very

cruelly before the slaughter. All this causes the secretion of

adrenalin and other poisonous toxins to flow in the blood stream of

the animal thus poisoning the meat. Again we store the meat in

refridgerators and eat it stale.

 

>From the yogic point of view, we inherit the mental states of the

food we eat. As the animals and birds are very fearful while they are

being slaughtered, they would definitely pass on some of the fear to

us. The Mother of Pondicherry was very particular about this aspect

when she urged her devotees to be vegetarians.

 

In case of fish, the scare of mercury in Tuna fish makes me wonder if

all fish are not similarly affected with heavy metals and toxins

regularly flowing into our oceans and rivers.

 

Good meat and fish are ok for healthy people, but occasionally and

not regularly. Non vegetarian food is ok as lunch but not as dinner.

Most of the cases of piles and anal discomfort is due to the habit of

taking non vegetarian spicy food at night.

 

My above argument holds good in case of vegetarian food too. We

really must join the organic movement and try to prod our governments

to promote the cause of pesticide free, and non GM food.

 

I do not disagree that fish is a rich source of fatty acids and

that "paya" or the soup made from the ankle bones of goat is the

richest source of phosphorous.

 

I prefer to be a vegetarian unless I am forced to take non veg food

due to the unavailability of good vegetarian dishes while on tour or

when forced by relatives to take fish during my vists to their place.

I guess we should keep both options open but not become addictive

towards meat or fish. Bengalis are voracious eaters of meat and fish

and yet have been reduced to becoming a sick and weak race.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

 

ayurveda, "Jane MacRoss" <HIGHFIELD

wrote:

>

> >as a last point, i would disagree with jane that eating meat or

fish

> makes one more anxious

> fear is most closely associated with vata, and meat/fish can be very

> effective to reduce vata

> there is nothing in ayurveda that says these foods cause fear, and

in

> fact, just the opposite impression is left<

>

> Oh I was speaking as a yogi, not as an Ayurvedic person, but the

kindly

> moderators passed it anyway,

>

> Best,

>

> Jane

>