Reply #49: I was going to mention the karma involved in my earlier post...

[I Have A Dream]

but decided against it because I really couldn't word it correctly without making it sound as though I was judging people who eat meat. It's not the eating of the meat that I feel brings the bad karma but rather the way the animals are treated prior to their death.

I've been a vegetarian for about 4 years, and for the 6 years prior to that I only ate seafood. However, I do use leather products. I believe that if we're going to kill an animal, as many parts as possible should be used. (Sort of the way the Native Americans were with the buffalo -- they used everything from the buffalo when they killed one.)

Being a vegetarian isn't easy, but I find it to be very rewarding. I feel better about myself. However, I don't judge anyone else. It's a decision that each of us must make.