Everything we kill and eat is the neighbor, child, sibling, and possibly parent of others. What effect does our killing and eating other living beings have on those to whom they are related? Are we mindful of the effect?
Do we take the killing and eating of plants and animals for granted? If so, why? How did we become so thoughtless about killing and eating other living beings?
How might eating habits change by being mindful of the spirits of others connected with what we kill and eat?
Next time you're about to eat something, pause for a moment. Consider the effect of your eating on the spirits of others affected by the killing of what you're about to put into your mouth.
The Wisdom of Spirit-Centered Eating
Perhaps there is wisdom in us being mindful of our own spirit as we eat.
Perhaps there is wisdom in being mindful of the spirits of those we kill and eat.
Perhaps we do well to be mindful of relationships affected by the death of what we eat.
Perhaps we do well to treat with deep respect and honor those we kill and eat. On them our lives depend.
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