THE GREATEST SINS OF A VEGETARIAN..

VEGETARIANISM IS A WONDERFUL THING TO DO FOR IT IS BOTH HEALTHY TO THE BODY AND SOUL. IT REFLECTS THE PERSON ABILITY TO PRACTISE WHAT HE PREACHES. COMPASSION AND LOVE RADIATE FROM THIS DIET.

AFTER BEING A VEGETARIAN FOR OVER A DECADE I HAD ENCOUNTERED MANY INSTANCES WHERE MY FELLOW VEGETARIAN MADE ME SHAMEFUL. IN MANY WAYS IT WILL HELP TO DETER OTHERS FROM SUCH A WONDERFUL DIET AND WAY OF LIFE.

BELOW ARE SOME OF THE SINS THAT VEGETARIAN OFTEN COMMITTED UNKNOWINGLY.

1. DEMAND THAT VEG. FOOD IS SERVED TO THEM AT ALL FUNCTIONS AT THE INCONVENIENCES OF THE HOST.

2. QUESTION FIERCELY THE PREPARATION AND PEOPLE WHO SERVED AND PREPARED THE FOOD. THERE IS OFTEN THE DEMAND THAT THEY MUST BE VEGETARIAN TOO.

3. THINK OR DO THINGS TO MADE PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY ARE MERCIFUL AND GOOD. VEGETARIAN IS A WAY OF LIFE AND THIS WAY OF LIVING DO NOT COME WITH MERIT. IF WE CHOOSE THIS DIET THAN WE SHOULD EAT TO LIVE AND NOT LIFE TO EAT.

4. ALWAYS SUSPECT THAT THE FOOD SERVED IS NOT "CLEAN". BE A VEGETARIAN IN SPIRIT IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN A VEGETARIAN IN THE SO CALLED TRUE VEGETARIAN'S PHYSICAL FORM.

5. FORGOT THAT A REAL VEGETARIAN PRACTICED COMPASSION AND LOVE FOR ALL BESIDES FOLLOWING A DIET DEVOID OF MEAT ONLY. HE WILL ALSO CULTIVATE HIS SPEECH,SPIRIT,BEHAVIOR AND APPEARANCE.

6. FORGOT THAT A NONE VEGETARIAN IS NOT A SINNER BUT JUST ONE THAT IS NOT AWARE OF THE MISGUIDED WAY OF LIFE. MOST ARE IGNORANT NOT SINNERS.

7. FAILURE TO SHOW ALL THAT A VEGETARIAN WAY OF LIFE IS FUN,HAPPY AND EASY TO FOLLOW BESIDES BEING HEALTHY TOO. SO A VEG. MUST HAVE THE MORAL OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY AND MIND,EASY GOING ,ALWAYS HAPPY AND HELPFUL TO ALL.

MY MENTOR WILL ALWAYS TELL HIS FRIENDS THAT HE HAD EATEN ALREADY WHEN IN FACT HE IS HUNGRY SO AS NOT TO INCONVENIENCE OTHERS. SOMETIMES HE WILL BRING HIS OWN FOOD TO THE FUNCTION.
MORE IMPORTANTLY HE IS ALWAYS HAPPY,HELPFUL AND MINDFUL OF OTHERS.

HE WAS BOTH A VEGETARIAN IN MIND, SOUL AND BODY..........

THIS IS THE GREATNESS OF A GREAT SAINT---------------HOU CHI DA TI.