Vegetarian Era


We are living in the modern world, and everyone is aware of the scientifically proven fact that being a vegetarian is healthier and allows one to live longer than a meat eater! But many people think being a vegetarian is very difficult, for various reasons!

With Master's blessings I have found no difficulty in shifting my meat diet to a vegetarian one, and this happened as soon as I decided to follow Supreme Master Ching Hai after reading the sample booklet at a vegetarian restaurant!

Before the change in my diet, I constantly experienced nameless physical discomforts, the most serious one being gout. In ancient times, only rich people who ate a lot of meat could have this disease, but it is very common nowadays! I had to take expensive medication whenever I couldn't follow the doctor's instructions, which were not to eat my favorite seafood, such as shrimp, oysters, and crabs, as well as no soybean products including soy sauce. Even vinegar and spices also had to be avoided; it made my diet very tasteless! Fortunately, I found my Master in time, and She saved me from my misery!

After being a complete vegetarian for just a few months, miraculously, the gout was gone! It bothers me no more, and without taking the medication, I can eat everything that the doctor had told me not to except meat and seafood! I have been free from those nameless discomforts since then! Now, I am in the best physical condition that I can remember! Spiritually, I feel liberated, and my life has become easy, smooth and joyful!

While I have tremendously benefited from being a vegetarian, I can't help but wonder why there are so many people who can't give up that piece of meat in exchange for a healthier, happier and spiritually rich life!