RE: [Zen] i'd rather be a tiger burger

[uerusuboyo]

Merle,<br/><br/>I became a vegetarian 20 years ago. If you care to go back into 
the archives on this forum you'll see how I argued against the eating of meat. 
Since then I've mellowed from those views in so far as its up to the individual 
to choose. Killing an animal is different from eating what is offered to you 
*although* by choosing to eat it you indirectly cause another to do the killing 
and this is something that has to be considered. I've since recently 
reintroduced meat into my diet, but plan on returning  to a vegetarian diet 
soon. On all vipassana retreats the food served is vegetarian and vegetarianism 
is encouraged, but not enforced. <br/><br/>So, I take it you give thanks for 
every bite of meat that you partake. Yes? Know any other animal that does that? 
Since you tried to make a point, what's your take on a woman's right to choose 
regarding abortion?<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad