{"product_id":"2940154030936","title":"Spiritual Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe health benefits of a vegetarian diet are well known, as are the ethical aspects. But the spiritual advantages should be studied by anyone involved in meditation, yoga, or any type of spiritual practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough diet is commonly considered a matter of physical health alone, since the Hermetic principle “as above, so below” is a fundamental truth of the cosmos, diet is a crucial aspect of emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development. For diet and consciousness are interrelated, and purity of diet is an effective aid to purity and clarity of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purification of our subtler levels depends upon the purification of our physical entity. This makes sense when we realize that all that goes to constitute a human being is formed of energies of various types, and the only source of energy is that which is brought into the body through sunlight, air, and food. And it is material food that provides by far the greatest amount of the energy from which our multilevel complex is shaped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we realize that any physical object has all the levels which we do, namely, the physical, biomagnetic, sensory, intellectual and will bodies, we can understand the importance of the kind and quality of food we eat. For not only does the physical substance of the food become assimilated into our physical body, so also do the subtler energies become united to our inner levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spiritual Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet explains in detail about how diet affects not only the body, but the mind, the will, higher perceptions, and conscious evolution, all of which are so important for an effective spiritual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next section, Christian Vegetarianism, continues with a consideration of the esoteric side of diet, as well as the vegetarian roots of early Christianity, as well as an insightful exploration of vegetarianism in the Old and New Testaments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spiritual Value of Vegetarianism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe major thing to keep in mind when considering the subject of vegetarianism is its relevancy in relation to our explorations of consciousness. We need only ask: Does it facilitate my spiritual growth–the development and expansion of my consciousness? The answer is Yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone interested in exploring the spiritual advantages of a vegetarian diet, this book is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165574873328,"sku":"2940154030936","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154030936_p0.jpg?v=1764062922","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154030936","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}