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COGNITIVE DISSONANCE CARNALITAS. This is a version of cognitive dissonance that specifically applies to spirituality, especially Buddhism and Hinduism and their adherents. The Oxford Dictionary gives this meaning for Carnalitas;- Sensuality, Unspirituality and Fleshiness.... Read More In the Eastern Philosophies there is a basic tenet called Ahimsa or resistance to the practice of violence;--in other words practice non- violence. It is the essential teaching of the Buddha and all the Hindu teachers, Avatars and Yogis. This is why `meat-eating' is not practiced by these people. However there are many on the `so called' spiritual path, especially Westerners, who have a conflict with this. They know and understand the teaching on Ahimsa and meat eating but yet ignore it and worse, try and rationalize it, with innumerable excuses on why they still partake of meat.

Usually with ideas like; `All is one', it doesn't matter what one eats and so on. There seems to be a gap between the tenet of non- violence and what they consume. They do not seem to connect the torture and suffering of animals and what is on their plate. Obviously there is some Egoistic desire and habit associated with meat eating, which is stronger than their professed spirituality, which demands Ahimsa. I have studied this condition in spiritual seekers for some years and could never understand the `disconnect'. I finally decided that it is similar to the `True Believer Syndrome', and also `Cognitive Dissonance', both of which are cognitive disfunctions. So I have coined the phrase `Cognitive Dissonance Carnalitas', to describe this condition. It only applies to `Eastern Spiritual Seekers', or 'spiritual seekers',for other people who eat meat have no conflict, as it is accepted as part of their culture; So no cognitive dissonance arises…………….Tony.

You cannot have 'God' in your Heart....and meat on your plate..That is just the idea of god in your mind...not Heart.

Daya or universal compassion and Ahimsa or resistance to harm, cannot co-exist with Tamas and Rajas...It is the difference between a human animal and an aspiring human being........Spirituality=Sattva...So even though a person may be a loving kind person, if they eat meat it indicates a lack of awareness if they claim to be spiritual or Yoga seekers...If indicates an undeveloped vijnanamayakosa....which is actually the state of the animal...This is why Ramana Maharshi says that those on the path of true yoga must be vegetarian....