or transcend TO include...
This is a concept that I have adapted from Ken Wilber and turned towards the current paradigm in the nutrition world, which is in dyer need of this type of outlook, as far as I am concerned.
The idea assumes that there is a line at which, in this case, diets, are plotted on a spectrum that assumes all deits are equal. Alone this concept is hard to except, which is why it creates a competitive nature between different diets and has thus manifested huge dogma's and exclusion of other approaches.
In Buddism we learn to breakdown barriers and release labels to be aware of the unmanifested. This release of seperation works in all cases or topics that can be seen on a HORIZONTAL line progression, as apposed to a VERTICAL line progression, where they are TRUTHS at each stage and not just 1 TRUTH.
For example, A VEGAN would not consider the benefits of Keifer (cultured, probiotic yogurt), or a vegetarian would not embrace the great benefits of Liver (100% organic Liver). It is also evident as you move down towards to the RAW VEGAN diet, which excludes the most of anything but justifies itself by opening the mind to all the types of fruit and vegetables available. The most extreme form of seperatism can be found in fruitarianism or the closely related 80/10/10 diet, which has become religion like due to the dogmatic messages of its participants and god like referals to its 'leader' Dr Doug Graham. NO DOUBT this diet has helped me a great deal and Dr Graham is an incredibly smart guy, but it is a seperatist movement, which is away from the direction of the collective conscious that is attempting to unite us all.
2 non seperate and uncoincidental events helped me understand this and I beleive this has truly liberated me from the suffering of searching for the perfect 'species specific' diet. 1 was the great work of Anthony Anderson, at
www.RawModel.com and his honest review of his own movement along the nutrition horizon, where he indicated the importance of foods from other plots on the dietary spectrum. Another is the work of David Rainoshek, who first combined the teachings of Ken Wilber with diet. The overarching theme of his new book is one of transcending the current way we look at diets in general and hopefuly he will promote the outlook of transcend and INLUDE and not mark the RAW VEGAN approach as an apex that we ALL have to reach. His book 'Spectrum of Diet' should be out after summer, last I heard....keep track of that on
www.juicefeasting.com.
RAW FOOD is just another step on the journey that opens many aspects of diet and lifestyle that we can include into our lives.
So lets educate ourselves on all aspects so it can lead us all to greater improvements in global health.
I dont want it to come across as the way, because this approach unattaches itself to A WAY and more to the mantra of Bruce Lee that 'no way is the way'.
Lets end the Diet Illusion.
