When we think of the Divine Diet of vegetarianism, we think of divine souls, spiritual souls, souls that live, breathe and express the God Force. This, of course, begs the question, “Was Jesus the Christ a vegetarian?” To answer this controversial question, let’s recall the list of famous historical figures who have been vegetarians. Some of that list included Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer, Leonardo da Vinci, Saint Francis of Assisi, Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates.
The reputation of these souls is well known. They were men of extreme achievement and clearly distinguished themselves as exceptional human beings. It is safe to say that these men not only achieved enormous status in their fields and stature among humans, but also expressed a relatively high level of enlightenment. However, it is probably also safe to say that compared to Jesus the Christ, they were not as spiritually evolved. Therefore, the question must be asked: “If these great and evolved souls were vegetarians, if they chose not to kill, slaughter and eat animal meat because of their heightened state of consciousness, their tenderness of heart, their disdain for destruction and reverence for all life, how could someone like the much more highly evolved Christ express lesser thought and action?” Therefore, the issue is not whether Jesus was a vegetarian. The question is, “How could Jesus not have been a vegetarian?”
In addition to these distinguished historical figures, there have been and are millions of souls on this planet, human and animal, who are also vegetarians. In fact, some of the largest and strongest creatures on earth fall into this category: elephants, oxen, gorillas, giraffes, cattle, and horses. Why did millions of souls throughout time on this insignificant little planet choose not to eat meat? And therefore how could a professed Son of God do otherwise? It makes absolutely no sense at all. If we just take a quick look at the nature of Jesus the Christ, we see an extremely evolved soul, a Son of God who loved and lived love. He was gracious, majestic, divine. His life’s work was to raise the consciousness of those souls who followed him. It was not about killing, injuring, maiming, destroying, creating pain and suffering for themselves. It was about saving souls, severing their attachment to this world and freeing them from the bondage of this earth.
Furthermore, Jesus not only knew the Great Law of Karma, but taught it. It was his interpretation of the Law of Compensation and Adjustment as sowing and reaping what is still with us today. He believed in the commandments not to kill, commit adultery, fornicate, steal, or harm others. Here was a great Soul who preached that the meek shall inherit the earth. Here was a Son of God who taught that one cannot serve two masters: God and Mammon. Here was a Divine Being whose life was about Light, not darkness; life, not death; who taught that God is Spirit and that the desires of the flesh were of the devil, the negative power. How in his Kingdom, therefore, could such a Son of God kill animals, eat their flesh, and support the same force with which he spent his entire life opposing lifeblood? To reiterate, then, the German question is not whether Jesus the Christ, Son of God, was a vegetarian. It is, more emphatically, “How could it not have been?”
Now, for those who question, who doubt the plausibility of this argument, there is proof. It is simple. It is not philosophical. It is experiential. It is this: go vegetarian. Walk down the path. Live the life. Experience the changes in consciousness. Observe spiritual growth. Feel how the vibrational state of the body becomes finer and calmer. Have to. And do it for years: five, ten, fifteen, twenty years. Do it for life. Walk in the shoes of those who refuse to kill, slaughter and slaughter animals for the meat that is their meat, who refuse to eat that meat, who refuse to associate themselves with such negativity. Don’t judge him, criticize him, condemn him. Don’t speak it. walk! Then, when the experiment is over, try going back to an omnivorous diet. It will be like bathing in a pile of manure. It will not only be disgusting to eat meat, it will be impossible. It is ignorant and foolish to deny the experiences and revelations of those who have climbed the mountain when we have never climbed it and, in fact, are still immersed in the Valley of the Shadow of Death below. Knowledge acquired as a result of personal experience is undoubtedly superior to that acquired through books, articles, documents or word of mouth. Experience has always been and will always be the best teacher. Make the commitment. To climb the mountain. Live the life. Learn the truth and don’t just speak it. walk! And when all is said and done, if there is still a need, ask the mirror image question: “Was Christ a vegetarian?” The answer will surely be, “How is it possible that Jesus the Christ, Son of God, Giver of Life and teacher of the great Law of Karma, of sowing and reaping, was not a vegetarian?”
Copyright Richard Andrew King
