Love All Living Creatures as Yourself: From Food – Way of Life in “The Law of Nutrition” by Master Beinsa Douno (vegetarian), Part 1 of 2

The spiritual lineage of the Universal White Brotherhood was founded by Master Beinsa Douno, also known as Peter Konstantinov Deunov, of Bulgaria, in 1897. Master Beinsa Douno taught that the qualities of humility, obedience, honesty, goodness, intelligence and nobility are foremost in spiritual practice. He explained that one should walk the path of Love, Wisdom, and Truth. Following the principle of ahimsa, or non-violence, Master Beinsa Douno practiced and preached a vegetarian diet. The Master was also an accomplished musician and composer of many spiritual songs and compositions. Today, we will read a selection from Master Beinsa Douno’s book “The Law of Nutrition,” from the chapter “Food – Way of Life.”

“All the sicknesses attacking people are due to former or current crimes. Nothing remains unpunished! The germs, now poisoning the human body, are nothing but the poison of fear and hatred, which the cattle, chickens, lambs felt towards the man who killed and butchered them. Is that possible? It is possible. The same way an offensive word can poison and destroy a human body, the fear and hatred of animals, which man butchers, poison his body. Certain sicknesses, bad thoughts and desires, which occur in you, are caused by certain mammals. In order to be relieved of all these sufferings, you must mellow down your attitudes towards animals.”

“Due to the cutting down of forests and the killing of mammals, people are subjected to great sufferings, without being able to help themselves. They don’t even suspect that animals and plants are reservoirs of vital powers for the growth and development of man. By exterminating mammals, their vital powers are dispersed in space. As long as people are unable to connect directly to the powers of nature, they are deprived of those very powers, which they would receive from animals. ‘The immense extermination of mammals creates abnormalities in nature. Most diseases are due to the killing of mammals and birds. As far as that extermination does not stop, their evolution, all the powers, which are to form their wellbeing, remain unused and thus chaos comes upon the world, which is the reason for the various diseases.’”

“No matter how hungry a person may be, he will never cut a piece of meat from his leg or from another place. If he cuts off a portion of his own meat and tries to eat it – he will feel utmost repulsion. If you feel such a repulsion when it comes to you, why don’t you feel the same about others?”