Note: The contents of this post was initially an update to the post, “The Vegan vs Non-Vegan Dance.” Image on right below found next to link => YouTube

My curiosity led me to check out the following videos, and I’m very grateful that I did because they were soul-igniting, deeply heartfelt, and mind and heart/consciousness expanding:

• VEGAN 2017 – The Film (47:00/mind and heart opening, and heart-wrenching during certain scenes)
  • I left the following comment for the above video:  Thank you all for sharing. Continue to Be an invaluable gift to Multidimensional self (physical self/selves)/Self (Soul/Spirit within), interconnected humanity, Mother Earth, merging worlds, and beyond.<3<3<3 Mulantis

• WHY DOCTORS DON’T RECOMMEND VEGANISM #5: Dr. Michael Klaper & Dr. Pam Popper (25:48/more mind-opening)

  • I left the following comment for the above video: Thank you Dr. Michael Klaper, Dr. Pam Popper, and like others for being self-aware, brave, BOLD, honest, highly intelligent, determined, compassionate, empathetic, caring, and I trust much more.Continue to Be an invaluable gift to self (physical self/selves)/Self (Soul/Spirit within), interconnected humanity, Mother Earth, merging worlds, and beyond.<3<3<3 Mulantis
  • One of the viewers posted the comment: “Everybody knows a plant-based diet is superior. I can’t believe this is still a debate in 2017/18” to which I replied:
    • To Juice and like-minded others:

      Statements that start with, “Everybody knows______” is in itself ignorant and immature (a neutral observation by the way).It reminds me of those who also like to add, “DUH!!” to an answer, or “You don’t even know what ____ means?!” (in a condescending tone) which can come off pretty arrogant and even @$$hole-like.

      Choosing to be vegan can be a deeply compassionate, highly intelligent, and very healthy way of living and Being.

      However COMMA if we’re very judgmental as well—believing that we’re so much smarter, better, more righteous and more superior than non-vegans—than it defeats the purpose of Being whole, harmonious, and loving.

      Being very judgmental stems from an imbalanced mind (having toxins or energy blockages within the mental energy body).

      In addition, it’s not just about having a healthy physical energy body, but also being aware of our other connected, energy bodies.

      We heal and integrate our mental energy body (connected to our physical energy body) when we develop a habit of having an overall positive outlook and habitually creating positive thought forms that benefit our lives and others.

      We heal and integrate our connected emotional energy body and spiritual energy body when we can unconditionally accept, embrace, and even deeply love ALL aspects of self (physical self)/Self (Soul/Spirit within), which helps us to fully do so for interconnected Life/All That Is.

      When we treat others like idiots for not being aware of something, it can really discourage them from wanting to ask questions and/or learn.

      Let’s teach one another with patience, deep understanding, empathy, wisdom, and unconditional acceptance/embrace/love, which is much more effective and highly beneficial for humanity and beyond.

      <3<3<3 Mulantis

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Continuing update…

I look forward to also checking out DOMINION 2018 and the Neflix documentary, What the Health (which I added to our list).

I’m going to experiment only eating a plant-based diet by taking the challenge one day at a time, and see how it makes me feel—since our bodies may be different, and feelings are the language of the soul.

So far, I drank a vegan shake for breakfast and lunch, and plan on having Korean spicy noodles and cucumbers for dinner—until we go grocery shopping again at Whole Foods (which was 1 or 2 times per month + Safeway).

My husband and I have been sporadically drinking the Vega All in One Shake (my favorite: mocha flavor) for a couple of years now, but neither one of us are vegetarian (let alone vegan), though we’ve been focusing on buying more grass-fed meat, cage-free eggs, and cruelty-free milk (which I’ve learned are all deceptive advertising techniques).

It would be nice if my husband joins me in the plant-based diet challenge, but if not, I’m intending to have strong will power nonetheless.

Under the “Why Vega” section of the Vega website (further below), I’ve learned a little more about being a hardcore vegan—which I’ll do further research on— and I admire that they’re very accepting of everyone who’s on the path to incorporating a healthier lifestyle, rather than judging non-hardcore vegans as not being good enough.

After all, when a non-vegan witnesses a hardcore vegan who has an attitude that—obviously or even subtly—shows an air of superiority, s/he will more than likely be turned off by it; hence, slowing down the whole vegan movement.

An analogy would be some hard-core Christians who like to talk the talk rather than walk the walk of Jesus’ true teachings (love-based only, rather than altered ones), to include judging anyone who isn’t Christian, and even worse, condemning them to hell just because they have different beliefs and values.

For some people, it will be easier or even effortless to make the transition from one type of diet to another; for others, it will be more of a challenge (to varying degrees) due to various societal conditioning—to include food addictions that stem from much deeper issues related to the inner-wounds of the mental and emotional energy bodies.

The following is an excerpt from the above mentioned section, “Why Vega“:

As a term, “plant-based diet” is often used interchangeably with “vegan” (a diet and lifestyle that avoids all animal products in food, cosmetics, and apparel). While those who identify as vegan eat an exclusively plant-based diet by definition, eating a plant-based diet can fall along a spectrum with as many variations as there are people to make choices about food. We’re not fans of narrow definitions and welcome everyone—no matter where you fall on the spectrum of a plant-based diet. Whether you’re adding one new plant-based food or 20, there are benefits to be found from making plant-based foods a bigger part of your life.

I have a gut feeling that I’ll be sharing a post about my new plant-based diet experience in the near future, which may also transition to becoming an actual hardcore vegan. We’ll see.

Actually, I’ve decided to make this update its own post titled, “Being Understanding, Compassionate, Accepting, and Even Patient with Non-Vegans”

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I also watched the video, “‘The Mainstream Media PRETENDS Veganism Doesn’t Exist’ | PBN Interview w/ Jane Velez-Mitchell” (14:36) and shared the following comment:

First of all, thank you for sharing an important message/video.

I admire Jane for being compassionate (towards animals), confident, brave, BOLD, expressive, and ambitious.

However COMMA when we start throwing around words like needing to be aggressive, some people (who aren’t as discerning and wise) may go the extreme.

For instance, one of the viewers started his comment with, “I say we need to be extremely violent with information”; granted, he wasn’t implying physical aggression, but such expression of words can lead to some unloving acts down the road because it adds a lot of fuel to the fire (already existing judgment and anger within certain people).

The male interviewer brought up a great question that didn’t seem to get the full attention and presence that it truly deserves. Perhaps Jane was so fired up in the moment that she didn’t FEEL what he was communicating (verbally and non-verbally).

Suzana Josic shared a comment from three months ago that started with a great point:
“‘This kind of perfectionism is holding back the movement’ I agree 100%. If people feel like no matter what they do they will never be good enough, they will not be open to being vegan and more than likely will not stay vegan for the rest of their lives.”

I agree with her, and I, too, shared a related message in a post, “Being Understanding, Compassionate, Accepting, and Even Patient with Non-Vegans.”

<3<3<3 Mulantis

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Update

This morning, I added the following update to the post, “The Vegan vs Non-Vegan Dance,” and then thought, why not add it to this one as well since it’s highly beneficial to know:

Side Note inserted 2/19/2018 (in plum font 4 paragraphs only): In this video, “12 Foods to NEVER Buy,” I admire Ralph’s great sense of humor, unconditional acceptance/embrace of non-vegans and whatever choices they make, and his transparent honesty when it comes to him not being a saint vegan (i.e. once in a while eating white rice, and even potato chips when he feels like binging).

Being Japorean-American, eliminating white rice from my diet is going to be the greatest challenge since it’s been a big part of my diet for over 44 years. It would be like asking a Latino person to give up tortillas, and a westerner to give up potatoes and/or bread; however, I have no doubt that whatever highly benefits us on all levels—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual—is definitely doable.

When it comes to my own transition from my current diet to a plant-based diet, to maybe even a hard-core vegan diet and lifestyle, I’m intending to go with the flow, honor my body’s signals, trust my feelings (language of the soul), and do my best to unconditionally accept/embrace/love ALL aspects of self/Self at every moment (which includes self-compassion), rather than judge self for not meeting certain standards of human society.

I have no doubt that True Love (aka Cosmic, Unconditional Love) for ALL aspects of the Multidimensional self (physical self/selves)/Self (Soul/Spirit within)—which helps us to FULLY love interconnected Life/All That Is throughout this Universe and beyond—is the ultimate enlightenment, and the highest vibrational frequency one can attain while Being and living in a physical world. I’m going to share this section as a comment for the above video.