posted May 27, 2009 11:03 PM         

It was mentioned once that Linda would be unhappy about the Godzala threads, but I disagree, I think she would have enjoyed us and the fun we have.

I think Linda and I would have had a great laugh together, and interesting conversations about everything from astrology, God and men, women and sex.

posted May 28, 2009 03:52 AM         

"Before beginning the course on becoming a vegetarian, it's first necessary to desire to do so for the correct reasons. The first reason is genuine compassion for our animal brothers. It will save a lot of time if I quote here from an interview in The New York Times with an unenlightened rancher, feeling perhaps the beginning sensations of compassion but not yet illuminated to the truth of the cruelty of butchering and ranching."

~ Linda Goodman, Star Signs, p.39-40

"The ideal way to cleanse your body temple of the impurity of years of eating animal flesh is to begin by eliminating all 'red meat' -- beef, steak, hamburger, pork, ham, and bacon, -- for a five-year period. During this five year period, eat both fish and fowl -- vegetables and fruit -- breads, cereals, and all dairy foods (eggs, milk, cheese)... During the second five-year period, eliminate fish and fowl and eggs..."

~ Linda Goodman, Star Signs, p.43

"Meat-eating races have always been warlike and aggressive, all through history, whereas non-meat-eating races have been passive and peaceful."

~ Linda Goodman, Star Signs, p.44

"The excuse many hunters give to justify murdering wildlife... makes me feel that their thought patterns are only a fraction removed from finding murder a likewise 'practical and humane' way to 'clear out' overpopulated areas of China and India and America's slums... Nature herself is fully capable of solving her own problems without man's "helpfulness", comprised of murder and killing... I personally know several hunters who are otherwise kind, gentle, generous, and truly good people, possessing only this one blindness."

~ Linda Goodman, Star Signs, p.44-45

"I dreamed I was a stranger in a strange land, where humans were silent...and animals were wise, and kind...to their human pets, and not so blind as man and woman, to the linking of God's creatures...and the Oneness of All."

posted May 28, 2009 03:57 AM         

I shouldn't have said that either, AG. But.

posted May 28, 2009 04:50 AM         

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"Meat-eating races have always been warlike and aggressive, all through history, whereas non-meat-eating races have been passive and peaceful."

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posted May 28, 2009 07:04 AM         

And the Shiolin order of the Tang Dynasty actually trained Monk Soldiers; All of them were devout Buddists and didn't eat meat. And we all know of China's Dynasty Wars now don't we ?

Make no mistake about it; Diet does not lead to aggression. Aggression is just human nature.

posted May 28, 2009 07:22 AM         

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nasty, aggressive and all around vile individuals

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posted May 28, 2009 11:32 AM         

Yeah, I got the Gemini moon AND the Virgo ascendant, so she'd probably think I was a critic then.

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I sometimes wonder when Gems, Libras and Virgos get such a slating.

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posted May 28, 2009 11:46 AM         

Gemini=> flaky

Virgo=> picky

and before Peace feels left out, what about the old chestnut:-

posted May 28, 2009 01:46 PM         

http://www.sanatansociety.org/ayurveda_home_remedies/ayurveda_three_gunas.htm

Ayurveda and the 3 Gunas

According to the ayurveda, medicines and foods are sattvic, rajasic or tamasic or a combination of these gunas.The gunas are three fundamental attributes that represent the natural evolutionary process through which the subtle becomes gross. In turn, gross objects, by action and interaction among themselves, may again become subtle. Thus the three gunas are defined as:

Sattva : Essence (subtle)
Rajas : Activity
Tamas : Inertia (gross)

Sattvic foods:
Are fresh, juicy, light, unctuous, nourishing, sweet and tasty.
Give the necessary energy to the body without taxing it.
The foundation of higher states of consciousness etc

Examples: juicy fruits, fresh vegetables that are easily digestible, fresh milk and butter, whole soaked or also sprouted beans, grains and nuts, many herbs and spices in the right combinations with other foods,…

Rajasic foods:
Are bitter, sour, salty, pungent, hot and dry.
Increase the speed and excitement of the human organism.
The foundation of motion, activity and pain etc

Examples: sattvic foods that have been fried in oil or cooked too much or eaten in excess, specific foods and spices that are strongly exciting etc