In this blog post we are gonna go through the biggest reasons anyone would even want to begin this path and go real deep on the WHY. In my experience, those that don’t have a strong WHY will always fail. I learned this the hard way. So here are the 7 reasons to go vegan, stay vegan and thrive as a vegan. And a brief conversation on each.
REASON #1: Vegan for YOU
This one is the most important. And contains all the other ones.
You might not believe me. Or maybe you tried but went back to your old ways. That’s okay. It takes some time to learn new habits. Don’t give up.
You will be healthier. WIN
You will be happier. WIN
You will be wealthier. WIN
You will be saner. WIN
You will feel more connected to nature and the living world. WIN
There’s all kinds of crazy people online selling you stuff. Telling you what to eat, what to think, how to move. Even the experts seem to disagree on almost everything. This is why it’s important for you to try things yourself. Think for yourself.
What kind of world do you want to create and live in?
Everyone wants to feel great and fully alive. Not be fat and depressed and broke. I know so many rich people who have it all yet they look like they are completely devoid of any meaning and keep chasing the dragon.
Money helps.
But it’s not everything.
All of us eat 2-3 times per day or more. We breathe in and out. We blink. We work. We sleep. We look for people to spend time with who are fun to be around. After a long day we watch a movie and thank the gods. Another day. Another victory.
War is not good for anyone except the psychos who run the show! They only have the power we give them. And I do my best to see through these judgemental observations of Us vs Them. We are them. They are US. We are society. United states of Love. United states of Selves.
It’s a crazy world out there. But you have more power than you know. Nobody is forcing you to live the way you do. Or put the things into your body that you do (especially food).
That is where you have choice and freedom. Vegan is a WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN for everyone. No need to harm other animals. They just wanna live their lives. We don’t need to breed them either! Leave them be. Lets grow gardens and fruit orchids everywhere.
Time to clean up this dump! Lets start with the cities. Until our city rivers are clean, they are wastelands. Lets call a spade a spade okay? Instead of keeping our heads in the sand.
That is a good start.
REASON #2: For the animals.
People are selfish man. I used to be as well.
We chase our pleasures and don’t really give a fuck about anyone but ourselves and at most our immediate families.
It seems this idea of “compassion” is more of an eastern thing.
A lot of the spiritual masters and traditions talked about it.
But Jesus did too.
As much as this modern world has created for us, there are some disturbing issues regarding what the cost of all that is.
Perhaps things are better than ever before. At least for some of us. I get it.
For a long time though I have felt we could achieve so much more as a species. Not just the fancy tech but how we live in the world, how we communicate and create art. How we treat each other. How we feel without the need for all the drugs, stimulants and poisons.
There’s a big fat history of those in power exploiting those without it. I guess that takes a certain kind of person to even want that kind of power. And then protect it at all costs.
That is how we enslaved ourselves to some bizarre ideas.
And started using animals for food, clothing, companionship.
Maybe at some point it was necessary. Life was hard.
Now it’s not. Leave the animals alone.
They deserve love and respect. Not to have their throat slit so the supermarket can re-stock the meat shelves.
There is no version of the modern world where that is fair.
It is unnecessary.
And this is something that only veganism seems to address.
You go vegan, and all animals become your friends.
Even the ones that want to eat YOU! lol
Humans have conveniently removed themselves from the FOOD CHAIN of the natural world. Or so they think…
Nature has devised a beautiful system that meets the supply and demand needs of the habitat in order to sustain itself. Completely self-sufficient.
And we can get back to that.
It doesn’t even have to take that long.
Put me in charge and I will sort ALL problems of humanity and Earth out in a few weeks.
Step one is to leave the animals alone. We can let the ones we breeded to grow old peacefully on animal sanctuary farms.
No reason to eat them. Not good for us either.
Remember the Golden Rule:
A great prophet once said:
Treat others the way you want to be treated. ~ Jesus
Here’s something worth thinking about: “Are those who violate the Golden Rule entitled to the benefits it offers?”
REASON #3: For Earth
Lets face it the planet we live on doesn’t really need us here. But still it welcomes us to stay, if we behave.
I think it’s time to start treating it with more respect.
In how we live, move, act, eat.
All is provided.
We need renewable systems that give as much as take. And keep things cycling so nothing goes to waste.
Some say there are too many people now?
That is something that will sort itself out when we learn how things work around here.
I suggest integrating Education + Entertainment.
Lets get out of the schools and on the streets and parks.
Lets move and help each other grow.
Life Skills for children (especially meditation, science literacy and critical thinking).
Most of the school system is a total waste of time and money. And that’s where a lot of the problems begin.
Children deserve better.
Lets learn problem solving.
And re-introduce the power of GIVING into our culture.
The whole Earth belongs to all of us.
Every country is your home country.
We are all friends.
Earth is paradise.
But like i said already, we gotta keep it clean.
Veganism is a DIRECT vote to keep it clean.
Not a vote for politicians or some external person to do things for you.
NO not at all.
Vote with your actions. Vote with your food choices.
Vote with your thoughts.
Be happy. Be free.
Spread the love.
The Earth is made of love and for Love and with LOVE.
REASON #4: For humans
Humans are incredible. A fool would deny that.
Some can be a little problematic if their needs are not met.
All kinds of psychos are created by parents who don’t know better. Maybe the mother was not healthy. Or the father was absent.
Who knows.
We dont need to solve the past. There is no past.
The future is built today.
Saw that on a billboard somewhere.
Humans can create anything. We can go to other planets. Or we can create elaborate theories where no other planets even exist. Just us here.
Is the earth flat?
Who gives a flying f**k?
I dont know.
Maybe it’s a pyramid.
All kinds of crazy theories out there.
I dont know if its a globe either btw…
Those weirdoes who run the show, they might Lie to us.
Or maybe they are looking out for us.
I do not know.
I have no answers.
Just a messenger.
We are having a conversation.
Take it easy.
Smile. Relax.
I want everyone around me to be happy, healthy, wealthy and wise.
And it kind of breaks my heart when people are caught up in too much worrry. I am not worried though.
I am incredibly confident that people like me and you can help them.
Sometimes they just need a hand.
Hearts hurt to heal.
Humans are beautiful.
Every person is a genius.
We are all artists and innovators.
Just gotta open up the heart, the mind, the body.
Open to LOVE and TRUTH.
Going vegan does that x 1000000000
It might be too hardcore and you will want to crawl back into the cave with the other cubs to stay warm and sleep all winter.
I was born scared and sensitive.
Fell in love with music at an early age.
Kids like me grow up to write books and blogs like this for kids like you.
This is all for you my sweet human friend.
Go vegan for all our other sweet friends.
They might not follow but we can be there when they are ready.
REASON #5: For the Gods
I didn’t grow up religious. Nobody ever talked about it.
But i did become anti-religious when i went through my rebel phase mid-20s. Some say i got stuck there for a bit too long.
Then i got into yoga and health.
Opened up something deep within.
a mysterious force…
Then i remembered that force in all the great movies, songs and books i had read.
And my own creations.
Then at 30 i took LSD for the first time and that blew the doors WIDE OPEN.
Steve Jobs was completely write about that (he said his first LSD trip changed his life).
Slowly the gods revealed themselves to me. Not as a person but as the life force around me.
The SUN The Light The Love The thunder The Beauty
This BEING that we are… this BECOMING…
Conscious Evolution so both presence and growth is happening.
individually collectively spiritually
Something is transcending our petty little egos.
We yearn to let the energies flow.
That is what yoga is all about.
And nothing will rocketship your yoga like going vegan will.
Many of the masters were vegetarian because they didn’t know better.
Vegan is next level.
You will connect with the source of ALL like never before.
This is not possible if you are not vegan.
You cannot be kind or compassionate and experience genuine love, joy, peace and happiness for you and for everyone if you are not vegan.
Just not possible.
It is fake. It is selective. You say it but you dont live it.
Start living it.
For the gods because you know what?
We are them.
Especially us vegans.
We are GODS walking amongst mortal men and women.
and we invite you to join us 🙂
The revolution is NOW.
Reason #6: For Truth
If this was a court case. Veganism would’ve won 50 years ago. Slam dunk win, and the whole jury would be on board.
I really really tried to find even one legit reason to eat meat.. i tried to understand the paleo folk, the carnivores, the hunters, the corpse munchers…
I steel manned them.
I even debated AGAINST vegans.
I read their books.
I lived that way and was brought up that way. KILL KILL KILL But never call it that. Hide it with plastic and happy mascots. All for profit. Dont THINK about anything. Just obey.
Or… (my favorite): You think TOO MUCH!!!
Everyone around me said you cannot change things. The world is what it is. So why rebel?
I think that is only half correct. Like i mentioned before about BEING and BECOMING.
Do both and life is way more fun.
TRUTH? = That which is.
But we can also create it.
Truth becomes dynamic.
Go vegan because you will align yourself with the ways of the gods. When they are on your side? You are unstoppable.
Whatever you want, its yours.
Hint: Give it away. (more on this later)
Money. Health. Energy. New guitar. New piano. Dream partner. Live in the tropics. Build a community. DREAM LIFE.
It’s all yours when you make it your TRUTH.
Not just something to believe in but something to BE.
Something to BREATHE.
Veganism is TRUTH 101
How else could such an elaborate philosophy come to our attention?
You recognise truth when you see it, feel it, experience it.
You cannot fake it.
This goes beyond logic. This is deep inner knowing.
Go vegan to experience it.
You will.
takes time but you will…
Keep coming back.
We are here waiting for you.
Reason #7: For Love
We are all connected.
Everyone.
Everywhere.
Always.
Forever!
When you go to the supermarket, are you connecting or disconnecting?
Only you can answer this.
What about when you eat?
When you do what you do?
Bring connection to everything.
The awareness.
Who are you?
Remember this:
“Ego is a false identification with an over stimulated nervous system.” ~ Matt Kahn (read all his books btw, incredible)
When you eat vegan foods, you are eating peace.
You are eating joy.
You are eating TRUTH.
This is the kind of world I want to create.
A world where we are eating PEACE.
Going vegan, staying vegan and thriving as a vegan is a lifestyle built on WORLD PEACE.
World Peace as a starting point, not just a destination.
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
Vegan for LOVE
YES!!!!
Can i get an amen?
How ‘bout an a-women?
Lets go.
Alright.
I knew you would love this.
Read on my friend.
Brothers, sisters…
It’s time to SHINE!!!
