The killing of animals for food is almost unnecessary today in terms of human nutrition. From a nutritional point of view, vegetable proteins - particularly legume proteins - are as good as animal proteins if composed in correct proportions. Only pregnant and ovulating women occasionally need red meat to satisfy their requirement for B12 vitamin and iron. Using nutritional supplements can take care of these population groups. All in all, the use of animal meat could be drastically reduced in modern societies.
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They are vitally important for the creation, the transformation and flow of prana in the body, as well as for stimulating the activity of the internal glands. The location and function of both chakras and nadis are dealt with later on in this book. Doctor Cousens has even ordered meat for some of his spiritual aspirants in order to slow down the rise of the kundalini energy in the main nadi called sushumna. If the cosmic kundalini energy rises too quickly along the sushumna to the crown chakra, located on top of the head, before the aspirant is properly readied for it, it may cause problems and even a mental crisis. This situation is, however, very rare and the usual problem is rather that kundalini energy rises to the chakras too slowly. Normally, this process takes several years even in the best of