How does what we eat affect us? How does it affect our world? What are the benefits of giving up meat ? Is there a connection between vegetarianism and living a spiritual life?
Bodhipaksa is ideally placed to answer these questions. As a trained vet he can reveal the suffering of animals in the farming industry. As a practicing Buddhist he can identify the ethical consequences of inflicting such suffering. Through the Buddhist teaching of interconnectedness he lays bare the effects our eating habits can have upon us, upon animals, and upon the environment.
He concludes that by becoming vegetarian, we can affirm life in a very clear and immediate way,and so experience a greater sense of contenment, harmony and happiness.

Vegetarianism: A Buddhist View, Bodhipaksa, Windhorse, Paperback: 4 3" x 7 1/4",
117 pages, $13.95

Bodhipaksa has been practicing in Triratna since 1982, and was ordained in 1993. He�s originally from Scotland and moved to New Hampshire in 2002, after spending four years in Montana, where he completed a Master�s degree in Buddhism and business. He works full-time teaching meditation on Wildmind, which is an online meditation center. You can also find him on the Insight Timer app. He has written several books on the topic of meditation and Buddhist practice. His name means �Wings of Enlightenment,� which his preceptor chose for him because he considered his spiritual qualities to be well-rounded and balanced.