Vegetarian Discussion

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<!--QuoteBegin-agnivayu+Oct 5 2006, 07:16 PM-->QUOTE(agnivayu @ Oct 5 2006, 07:16 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Every person is a combination of satvic, tamasic, and rajasic qualities.  Then, someone who is tamasic will naturally be drawn to those kinds of things, same thing for someone who is satvic.  I don't think there is anything wrong is explaining our point of view, but people will do what is in their core nature.
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There are two different components in human behaviour - called Prakriti and Pravritti (nature and tendencies).

Prakriti is the baseline behaviour - very hard to change - requires complete transformation. Pravritti are tendencies - which one developes over time, through repeated unconcious actions, which become habits and default behaviour. Pravrittis can be rather easily adjusted.

Meat eating really is not a Prakriti of humans. Experience has shown this to only be pravritti.

<!--QuoteBegin-agnivayu+Oct 5 2006, 07:16 PM-->QUOTE(agnivayu @ Oct 5 2006, 07:16 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->I have seen people who are vegetarian, but are alcoholics.  In that case, them being vegetarian doesn't serve the purpose of staying in the satvic guna.
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Vegetarian diet is only one step on sattvik path. Takes much more than just being vegetarian. However Vegetarian diet is mandatory first step towards sattvik life, even if not the last step.

(I had mentioned importance of sattva, and therefore vegetarian diet, in context of why majority of great thinkers were vegetarians. In fact majority of great thinkers also did not drink.)