The Inner Art of Vegetarianism

by Adams, Carol J.

• ISBN13: 9781930051133
• ISBN10: 1930051131
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Lantern Books

Table of Contents

Exercises/Poses/Meditations	xi
Definitions and Illustrations	xiii
Foreword	xiv
Sharon Gannon
The Inner Art	1	(20)
Spirituality and Vegetarianism	5	(7)
Vegetarians and Other Spiritual Practices	10	(1)
Spiritual Practitioners and Vegetarianism	11	(1)
What Shall I Do With My Life?	12	(2)
Exploring the Mindfield	14	(3)
The Next Step	17	(4)
Coming to Ground	21	(20)
Water	22	(5)
Fire	27	(5)
Air	32	(4)
Earth	36	(5)
Touch the Process	41	(14)
Becoming a Vegetarian is Touching the Process	43	(2)
Qualities of Touching the Process	45	(2)
Attention	45	(1)
Intention	46	(1)
Detachment	46	(1)
The Benefits of a Spiritual Practice	47	(8)
Widening and Deepening	48	(1)
Becoming the Nonanxious Person	48	(2)
Learning to Become Fluid	50	(1)
Healing Fearfulness	50	(1)
Learning to Think Symbolically	51	(1)
Embracing Impermanence	52	(1)
Achieving Integration	53	(2)
Opening Our Doors to the Source of Our Being	55	(18)
Meditation	55	(4)
Keeping a Journal	59	(2)
Basic Rules for Journaling	59	(1)
How to Keep a Journal	60	(1)
Yoga	61	(7)
Vegetarianism and Yoga	62	(1)
Yoga and Breathing	63	(1)
Yoga and Rest	64	(4)
Working with Your Dreams	68	(5)
How to Work with Your Dreams	69	(4)
Breath Awareness	73	(20)
Breathing and Nonduality	75	(1)
Yoga and Breathing Revisited	76	(1)
Breathing and Fear	77	(1)
The Tree of Life	77	(8)
Keeping a Journal: How Deep Are My Roots?	79	(2)
Trophic Levels: When Secondary Consumers Triumph	81	(2)
The Evolutionary Pyramid: Putting Humans at the Top	83	(1)
The Evolutionary Tree	84	(1)
Nonduality is a Breath Away	85	(4)
Monkey Mind?	85	(1)
The Animal Connection	86	(1)
Yoga: Moving Like an Animal	87	(1)
We Animals Dream	88	(1)
Nowness and Cowness	89	(2)
Breathing Time	91	(2)
On Not Dragging a Stone	93	(14)
The Art of Stone-Dragging	94	(4)
Releasing the Stone	98	(2)
Acknowledging Regret	98	(1)
Dreamwork: Working with a Serial Dream	99	(1)
Look for Clarity	99	(1)
Levity	100	(1)
The Least Points to the Most	100	(3)
Reversing Direction	103	(1)
Abundance	104	(3)
Compassion and Nonviolence	107	(24)
Beginning with Oneself	108	(1)
How I've Been Violent Toward Myself	109	(1)
Step One: Attention	109	(5)
Cultivating Non-Violence and Compassion Through Your Journal	111	(3)
Step Two: Love Yourself	114	(2)
Step Three: Don't Force	116	(1)
Violent Dreams	116	(1)
Yoga: The Art and Soul of Nonviolence	117	(1)
Rest	118	(1)
Spaciousness and Spirituality	118	(3)
Lightness of Body	118	(3)
Generosity and Vegetarianism	121	(1)
The Nonviolent Way to Become a Vegetarian	122	(5)
Step One: Attention to Animals' Suffering	122	(1)
Step Two: Love	123	(2)
Step Three: Don't Force	125	(2)
A Living Ahimsa	127	(4)
Nonviolent Standards for Assessing Actions	127	(4)
The Habit of Practice	131	(16)
The Seesaw Principle of Time and Practice	132	(2)
Use Your Calendar	133	(1)
Cultivate Awareness of Your Own Weaknesses	133	(1)
Developing a Habit is Participating in the Act of Creation	134	(1)
Bringing Something New into Our Lives	135	(7)
Make a Promise to Yourself: Keep It	135	(2)
Make a Promise: Identify the Next Step	137	(1)
Keep the Promise: Take the Next Step	137	(1)
``There is No Promise Too Small.''	137	(1)
Recognize Frozenness: If You Are Frozen or Blocked, That Is Where You Are	138	(1)
Begin Again	139	(1)
Instead of Guilt, Begin Again	140	(1)
What is Hard?	140	(1)
The Art of Focusing	141	(1)
Honor Desperation	142	(1)
The Time is Now: Spontaneity and Practice	142	(1)
The Three Stages of Spiritual Growth	143	(4)
Vegetarian Cooking as Meditation/A Vegetarian Cooking Meditation	147	(12)
Mixing It Up	150	(2)
Guidelines for Cooking in the Present Moment	152	(1)
Coming to Our Senses	152	(2)
Peace in the Kitchen	154	(1)
A Meditation on Sourdough	155	(2)
Cooking without Attachment	157	(2)
Epilogue	159	(4)
Notes	163	(4)
For Further Reading	167	(4)
Acknowledgments	171	(2)
Credits	173	(2)
Index	175