When you see the current diet of human society, especially right after thanksgiving turkey dinner, you would wonder when was the first time that man thought of eating an animal? I came across a quote from Pythagoras, known for his contributions in geometry and mathematics, about being vegetarian which I found rather surprising. I never imagined him to be a vegetarian.
"O my fellow men, do not defile your bodies with sinful foods. We have corn, we have apples bending down the branches with their weight, and grapes swelling on the vines. There are sweet-flavored herbs, and vegetables which can be cooked and softened over the fire, nor are you denied milk or thyme-scented honey. The earth affords a lavish supply of riches, of innocent foods and offers you banquets that involve no bloodshed or slaughter: only beasts satisfy their hunger with flesh, and not even all of those, because horses, cattle and sheep live on grass."
Excerpt from the book "The Higher Taste", The Bhaktivendanta Book Trust
The biographer Diogenes tells us that Pythagoras ate bread and honey in the morning and raw vegetables at night.
If you are considering becoming a vegetarian, perhaps you could try a no meat diet for one week and gradually progress to no chicken and fish; and eventually only vegetarian diet. Perhaps, you will be a lot healthier and your skin may glow with new energy :)
"O my fellow men, do not defile your bodies with sinful foods. We have corn, we have apples bending down the branches with their weight, and grapes swelling on the vines. There are sweet-flavored herbs, and vegetables which can be cooked and softened over the fire, nor are you denied milk or thyme-scented honey. The earth affords a lavish supply of riches, of innocent foods and offers you banquets that involve no bloodshed or slaughter: only beasts satisfy their hunger with flesh, and not even all of those, because horses, cattle and sheep live on grass."
Excerpt from the book "The Higher Taste", The Bhaktivendanta Book Trust
The biographer Diogenes tells us that Pythagoras ate bread and honey in the morning and raw vegetables at night.
If you are considering becoming a vegetarian, perhaps you could try a no meat diet for one week and gradually progress to no chicken and fish; and eventually only vegetarian diet. Perhaps, you will be a lot healthier and your skin may glow with new energy :)
