Earlier this year, Paul McCartney "lashed out" at the Dalai Lama for not being a vegetarian.
Earlier this year, Paul McCartney "lashed out" at the Dalai Lama for not being a vegetarian
McCartney lashes out at 'meat-eating' Dalai Lama
http://www.propeller.com/...
When HH, DL, Tenzin Tenzin Gyatso, etc., wrote him back, explaining that his doctors strongly requested that he incorporate meat into his diet for serious and specific health reasons, McCartney wrote back that "his doctors were wrong". Jeez! I guess the world changes around you even more when you're not only a Beatle, but have also knighted by the Queen and initiated into "The Order of the Garder"
BTW, Tibet has always been a meat eating culture. On this high altitude plateau, cultivation of crops
(aside from grains) is nearly impossible, and the Yak has always played a similar role to Tibetans
as the Buffalo did to Native Americans (food, clothing, skins for tents & shelter, and Yak dung as
a primary fuel source for cooking and heating). This has always been a conscious and thought-through
practice.for Tibetan Buddhists. I recall that while in Tibet, I asked if Tibetans also ate rabbit and other
similar animals. The answer was "absolutely not". The reasoning being that taking the life of a
small creature can only feed one person for one day, where a yak can feed (and clothe) a family for quite
a while. A Nepalese Sherpa also confided in me that while it's against their beliefs, they
will also eat yak....as long as a non-Buddhist pushed the animal over a cliff.
Which brings us to a somewhat controversial and well written essay posted recently by
Sadie Nardini, co-owner of a NYC based yoga studio.
"Om Scampi: A Top Yogi Comes Out of the Meat-Eating Closet"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Her essay is certain to ruffle some feathers (sorry, inexcusable pun),
though many yoga folks I've spoken to since, seem to concur with
her overall thoughts on this subject.
http://www.organickitchen.com