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Old 02-04-2008, 09:38 AM   #21 (permalink)
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I don't think vegetarianism is the answer, but more vegetables and less meat probably is. A diet with less calories and better balance is the key. Many spiritual seekers have used fasting as a way of reaching "altered states". I'm not sure it is a healthy thing to do, but I'm sure it has huge impacts on brain chemistry, and most certainly results in altered states of consciousness. In the broad sense I agree with the OP that diet is a tool which should be used in one's spiritual quest. Personally, I would follow the path of the gourmand and slow food rather than fast!
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