Opinion: Going Vegan is a Spiritual Experience

What a time to be alive! So much is happening and changing. It seems like things are getting worse, but things must come to the surface in order to be cleared away.

Humanity is experiencing a huge shift in consciousness and many are now feeling this. I had my own awakening in 2017 when I finally went vegan and it seems this was the year that others felt this too. All of a sudden, I had this huge realisation that I don’t want to be contributing to animal suffering as much as I possibly can. I understood that every being deserves to be here and live their life as much as I do. I can’t even kill a spider or a fly anymore!

Then when I looked the impact meat, dairy and eggs has on the human body, it made sense to eat only plants. Not only for my benefit, but to protect the environment and of course, the animals. We murder 92.2 billion sentient beings every year, and most of the land we use is for feeding livestock (sentient animals bred to be murdered) that contribute to increased C02 emissions.

Since going vegan, I feel clearer in my thoughts, I feel more connected spiritually, and I feel healthier. Then there’s the issue of judgement. It is hard to go vegan and for others to continue consuming animals but you must remember we are all on our own path and when they are ready and open, they might see things differently too. I don’t push my ideas and values on others but if they ask I am happy to discuss and explain. Let’s try to drop the judgement and just help others when they are ready to be guided on the path compassion.