 Recently, we posted some shorts about not eating fish or pork, and following that, some people commented that cheese or eggs are also bad to eat because the systems themselves often harm the animals in order to get the product, and therefore, even being vegetarian is bad. I feel compelled to speak to this. It's important to separate the systems from the act itself. It's true that many of the systems are not good, but if you were raising the animal yourself, you probably wouldn't be thinking such things. Speaking to this further, cows actually have an ability, much like humans do, to over-produce milk if it seems as though they need it. That's why if we milk them, they produce enough for both their calves and people. But generally speaking, if the animals are treated well, the food that they provide is not considered bad, at least by normal spiritual standards. That's why so many spiritual traditions say that the vegetarian diet is very wise to follow for those on a deep spiritual path. As always, if we can buy food from people who respect the animals that they raise, it's always better for everyone.