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"Every kind of
unnatural death is an act of violence, and through this act
occurs a decomposition of a large amount of specifica which,
during the quiet life of the animal, harmlessly slept and was
bound in the body and in the blood of the animal. This is how I
organized the life of an animal. Through a violent death, the
blood as well as the flesh is being changed. Processes occur
which are partly being removed through the cleansing process of
the fire during cooking and roasting, but they are never totally
eradicated. It is, indeed, thankful that after ingestion, the
body immediately reacts with particular emerging ailments,
especially after eating the flesh of wild animals killed in fear
and excitement.
"A much deeper
reason regarding meat-eating lies in the fact that animals of
any kind and species are just as different in this disposition
as are human beings. Because, there are peaceful and vicious,
quarrelsome and good-natured animals, it is therefore
self-evident that the flesh of one animal must be quite
different than the flesh of another.
"Whosoever is capable
of abstaining from eating meat, or eats it in moderation,
protects himself in this manner from a multitude of spiritual
specifica, or elements, whereas another human being
thoughtlessly fills his stomach with it. As far as the spirit is
concerned, through vegetarianism, he provides the soul with a
healthy body, while another human being is prone more to
ailments and maladies, wherein the cause presents a puzzle.
"When you are
permeated with the beautiful spirit of compassion, and do not
want to take the life of an animal, merely to turn its flesh
into your own, you do well should you not wish to do that.
Because everything a human being is convinced of as a spiritual
being, he should never do the opposite, since it would have a
harmful effect upon him. It is, however, for this reason not
necessary to totally forbid the eating of meat, and ban it as a
means of nourishment for human beings. If I would have wanted it
that way, I would have organized your corporeal structure in
such a way that you, just like the ox, the donkey, and the horse
could not tolerate anything but grass and herbs, or vegetation,
or fruit. But since I made man Lord of the Earth, I gave him a
body which is suitable to live in all climates, and from all
kinds of products.
"It is, of course,
self-evident that too much is harmful. Therefore, a human being,
besides his ability to be able to eat everything, should retain
his intellect, in order to preserve the proper limits. I gave
man the means and the ability [to eat everything], but at the
same time, I also placed within him the principle to fight his
cravings and desires, and that he would not declare his stomach
as his god! This struggle - which to Me spiritually comes first - of
which the fundamental principle lies within your vegetarianism,
strengthens your soul and maintains your body's health with
moderate meals, and so serves the soul as a proficient tool!"
Gottfried
Mayerhofer, dated 12.9.1870
Note:
Specifica is a long lost term. It is the evolving living
spiritual substance out of which all things are made of. |