Why is veganism considered detachment?!

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its not really detachment. its intelligence. anyone with any thinking who thought out what they actually put into their mouths would have to think. unfortunately, meat eaters do not think they do as all others do. and, do not realize just what they are eating. they actually "detach" themselves from the source of the food they eat. as, most meat eaters do not catch their food, they buy it in the store packaged, looking like something that does not resemble the horror and sadness that goes into murdering helpless aninals for food.

it actually takes thought and imagination to prepare foods that do not contain meat or animal products.

the meat eaters get it in the end anyhow with heart disease, cancer, etc. from eating meat.

You feel lighter, and not addicted to food. You are in a constant state of pleasure and so nothing you do (including the food) can add to this pleasure (although it can be enjoyable at the same time), because the pleasure you feel is something spiritual not objective. If you are vegetarian, you may try becoming vegan , especially if you eat mostly raw fruits and veggies to feel this state of detached awareness-bliss-love. Look up fruitanarian diet, fruit diet or 80/10/10 diet. Being vegetarian is good, but you need to make sure you eat lot of fruits and veggies and avoid milk products. So veganism is better, but even here you need to make sure you eat all natural and not of those processed junk food. Then you will feel it. Good luck!

Detachment is the sense that you are not doing what the rest of the world is, that is partaking in the eating/consuming of animal products. Pretty much what the "flower children/hippies" back in the 60's said when they took hallucinogens, listened to non mainstream music and otherwise went against the "norm". They were "detaching" from the norm of their "rock and roll pioneering" parents from the 50's who in turn rebelled against their depression/world war 2 era fathers/mothers and so on. Every generation has its "we are different from our fathers/mothers" mantra until they themselves become boringly mainstream. Sometimes it takes more than one generation but eventually it becomes ordinary.

im sure that as a vegetarian youve spoken to at least...a million omnivores who have said "i could NEVER be vegan/vegetarian!"----thats attachment. vegans say "ok no i DONT need meat/dairy/eggs/honey", and theyre "freed" from that particular attachment. (im sure youve heard the expression "being a slave to your stomach" before?) its also related to over-consumerism, humans think they need more than they actually do (food-example is "i NEED cheese").
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Well first, I think if you asked this in Religion & Spirituality, you'd probably get answers that give you a better explanation (as well as a ton of troll answers...people are complete asshats in that section).

I don't know about detatchment, really, especially in a religious sense since I'm atheist, but I can tell you that I've felt much more "free", energetic, a little more extroverted (I've always been very introverted), and have felt much healthier and lighter (both physically & mentally/emotionally...I rarely get sick, and never feel tension in my shoulders/back like before, etc.) in a way since going vegan almost 11 years ago. My PMS symptoms have also lessened a hell of a lot. I didn't feel this way so much when I was only vegetarian though. I think the main thing as a vegetarian was just a lighter conscience.

The Buddha's cousin Devadatta proposed that the monks and nuns be required to maintain a vegetarian diet. The Buddha flatly refused. He considered that not being concerned about what people put into your alms bowl is the real detachment.