Comments on: How Eating Salmon Changed My Perspective http://joegoldfarb.com/blog/how-eating-salmon-changed-my-perspective A Guide to Living Your Life Consciously Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:47:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sudo http://joegoldfarb.com/blog/how-eating-salmon-changed-my-perspective/comment-page-1#comment-1514 sudo Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:29:31 +0000 http://joegoldfarb.com/?p=112#comment-1514 Outstanding post, Joe. I'm a buddhist seminary program for working professionals and we're working with the Five Precepts this semester, one of which is "Do not harm, but cherish all life." "There is an alternative to this vicious cycle that does not involve harming others. The answer is to challenge yourself. Leave family, friends, work colleagues, children and animals out of your competition war to increase your status. Instead, compare yourself to yourself. Do not rise by stepping on another. Do not grow strong through the death of another. Grow strong by challenging yourself. Increase your status by doing what you do better. Decrease your death and loss quota." This paragraph is an absolutely beautiful reflection of that precept. Thanks for the article and thanks for giving another perspective on "no harm". Outstanding post, Joe. I’m a buddhist seminary program for working professionals and we’re working with the Five Precepts this semester, one of which is “Do not harm, but cherish all life.”

“There is an alternative to this vicious cycle that does not involve harming others. The answer is to challenge yourself. Leave family, friends, work colleagues, children and animals out of your competition war to increase your status. Instead, compare yourself to yourself. Do not rise by stepping on another. Do not grow strong through the death of another. Grow strong by challenging yourself. Increase your status by doing what you do better. Decrease your death and loss quota.”

This paragraph is an absolutely beautiful reflection of that precept. Thanks for the article and thanks for giving another perspective on “no harm”.

]]> By: Susie http://joegoldfarb.com/blog/how-eating-salmon-changed-my-perspective/comment-page-1#comment-1513 Susie Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:14:32 +0000 http://joegoldfarb.com/?p=112#comment-1513 Taking responsibility for ones actions is an important part of being healthy. Those actions include what we will choose to put into our bodies several times a day. What we eat is who we are in character, and to a lesser degree what we eat determines our health. The wise words, "You Are What You Eat", are so true. Some people eat wonderfully. Fresh, raw, prepared, gourmet, natural, expensive, and just picked organic foods. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Then they swill down a few beers to relax. Taking responsibility for ones actions is an important part of being healthy. Those actions include what we will choose to put into our bodies several times a day. What we eat is who we are in character, and to a lesser degree what we eat determines our health. The wise words, “You Are What You Eat”, are so true.

Some people eat wonderfully. Fresh, raw, prepared, gourmet, natural, expensive, and just picked organic foods. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Then they swill down a few beers to relax.

]]> By: jen http://joegoldfarb.com/blog/how-eating-salmon-changed-my-perspective/comment-page-1#comment-1512 jen Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:46:33 +0000 http://joegoldfarb.com/?p=112#comment-1512 I found this article really interesting Joe. I stopped eating meat and fish again at the beginning of this year. It has always felt 'not right' for me on a certain level and I couldn't ignore that feeling any longer, although I did enjoy the taste. I can honestly say I haven't missed it once and the more time I spend not eating animals the weirder it seems to be to see others doing it. I don't mean that in a harsh way, just that it seems a strange thing to do. Thanks for a really insightful article Joe. Jen I found this article really interesting Joe. I stopped eating meat and fish again at the beginning of this year. It has always felt ‘not right’ for me on a certain level and I couldn’t ignore that feeling any longer, although I did enjoy the taste. I can honestly say I haven’t missed it once and the more time I spend not eating animals the weirder it seems to be to see others doing it. I don’t mean that in a harsh way, just that it seems a strange thing to do.
Thanks for a really insightful article Joe.
Jen

]]> By: Wrenja http://joegoldfarb.com/blog/how-eating-salmon-changed-my-perspective/comment-page-1#comment-1511 Wrenja Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:29:12 +0000 http://joegoldfarb.com/?p=112#comment-1511 I'm just going to put it out there that the only reason the Salmon tasted bland was because it was farmed. Generally Vegetarians and Vegans are pretty aware of the differences involved in these kinds of things despite not eating meat. I'm honestly surprised that you bought farmed salmon. Other than being fed dye pellets to make the meat the right color, farmed salmon are notorious for being bland. Yeah, sure, you're veg. Great, you still don't know this? I know plenty about vegetarianism, I can't imagine you don't know that farmed fish are generally poorer in quality. Get some wild caught salmon, preferably from Alaska, and try this again :P I’m just going to put it out there that the only reason the Salmon tasted bland was because it was farmed. Generally Vegetarians and Vegans are pretty aware of the differences involved in these kinds of things despite not eating meat. I’m honestly surprised that you bought farmed salmon. Other than being fed dye pellets to make the meat the right color, farmed salmon are notorious for being bland. Yeah, sure, you’re veg. Great, you still don’t know this? I know plenty about vegetarianism, I can’t imagine you don’t know that farmed fish are generally poorer in quality.

Get some wild caught salmon, preferably from Alaska, and try this again :P

]]> By: Bring More Peace Into Your Life » The Fear of Showing Who You Really Are http://joegoldfarb.com/blog/how-eating-salmon-changed-my-perspective/comment-page-1#comment-1510 Bring More Peace Into Your Life » The Fear of Showing Who You Really Are Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:31:12 +0000 http://joegoldfarb.com/?p=112#comment-1510 [...] a few minutes ago, right before writing these words I had a deep insight while reading this article. Why does it happen that we sometimes fear to show others our real nature, the way we privately [...] [...] a few minutes ago, right before writing these words I had a deep insight while reading this article. Why does it happen that we sometimes fear to show others our real nature, the way we privately [...]

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