I'm not a vegetarian, are you?
I am, I refrain from eating meat out of respect for living creatures.
Then what is their purpose on the earth then?
variously described as virtue, right conduct, morality, moral discipline and precept.
"Sīla" is an internal, aware, and intentional ethical behavior, according to one's commitment to the path of liberation. It is an ethical compass within self and relationships, rather than what is associated with the English word "morality" (i.e., obedience, a sense of obligation, and external constraint).
"Sīla" is one of the three practices foundational to Buddhism and the non-sectarian Vipassana movement — "
nine Reasons Why I Am a Vegetarian", Clubb has been quoted as saying meat-eating "tends to excite anger, to bring out the brutal, and weaken the gentle and kindly traits."
Clubb quotes William Axon in the section "Historical" citing part of a hymn:
poem Bright creatures of the air and earth
Additionally, he mentions other contemporaries, such as Wesley, Swedenborg, Linneas, Graham, Alcott, Trail, and Kellogg. He also writes of the importance of the entrepreneurship of