Meat
Question
Ive read in lot of websites that a spiritual person does not eat meat and dont drink alcohol which is a lie. This is not universal, reading the sacred texts and looking more carefully not all religions and sages say the same thing.
There are many sages eating meat for example in actual times the Dalai Lama (even if buddhist) and the Pope eat meat. Muhammad ate beef and lamb but no pork or alcohol according to Quran. Jesus and Moses, being both jews, were without doubt drinkers of wine and even encouraged their followers to drink in weddings and christian or sabbath as a form of blessing from god, almost as an offering. There are denominations of Hinduism (shaktism) which permit meat eating and offering of alcohol as a form of worship to a god as well.
The Lord gives us wine to make our heart glad, David tell us. (Ps 104:15) Wine was a gift from God (Deut. 7:13, Ps. 104:15) and at the end of time, it would be provided in great abundance. (Jer. 31:12; Joel 3:18, Amos 9:13-14)
Why some religion prohibit one thing the other one prohibit another and permit what the other prohibits? Those individuals were founders of religions or great spiritual leaders.
Answer
The Lord gives us wine to make our heart glad, David tell us. (Ps 104:15) Wine was a gift from God (Deut. 7:13, Ps. 104:15) and at the end of time, it would be provided in great abundance. (Jer. 31:12; Joel 3:18, Amos 9:13-14)
1. The wine referred to here is not the physical alcoholic liquid, but 'Soma' (the sublimated nectar that condenses at the Ajna Chakra), further to years of unbroken Brahmacharya and Samadhi meditation. Soma confers bliss & well being.
"At the end of time, it would be provided in great abundance." - When the Yogi enters 'Nirvikalpa Samadhi' (complete super-consciousness), the stage which is the end of his worldly pursuits (and therefore time), Soma nourishes the body in abundance, helping him remain suspended in Samadhi for days, months or years without food, water and air.
Alcohol is the toxic byproduct produced by fermentation of yeast. It toxifies all vital organs of the body, reduces their efficiency and burns 'Ojas' (transmuted vital life force). The mind gets cloaked under a thick veil of 'Tamas' (inertia), which in turn increases 'Agnyana' (ignorance).
Under the grip of ignorance, the foul appears sweet and the truth becomes repulsive. Alcohol is the easiest step to get caught in the tentacles of Maya, which always ends in suffering. Various foolish & sinful acts, which in turn produce negative karma will be committed, leading to further unwanted karma.
The wise Yogi does not resort to such mindlessness. Those wishing progress in 'Brahmavidya' (knowledge of the self) should never consume any form of alcohol. 'Madhya' (alcohol) is for the 'Bhogi-s' (those after sense pleasure) and not 'Yogi-s' (those after the self).
2. Food is governed by one's activity. A man toiling for hours in hard physical labor requires meat for the same, which his body digests, effectively, without leaving a trace.
A Yogi spending hours in meditation, with little or no physical activity does not require meat. Under light physical activity, meat does not digest thoroughly and turns into 'Aama' (bodily toxin). The presence of much Aama in blood makes the mind aggressive, passionate and easy irritable. The system becomes unfit for Brahmacharya and meditation. The body, which is being purified by Sadhana turns toxic once more. For this reason, it is generally advisable for the beginner to shun meat.
Food does not affect much the advanced Yogi, who eats just a little of whatever is available for sustenance (be it plant or animal source).
ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)