Zhang Liping: That’s really good. We are also primates. We used to be mainly vegetarians, but now we have become carnivores, eating a lot of species. We dare to eat anything, and we can eat anything, and we eat everything that can be imported. So this is a very serious problem. So, Teacher Li Bo or Teacher Jiang, who of you can tell me first, what kind of impact does vegetarianism have on our souls? Jiang Jinsong: Let me talk first. We know that the term "vegetarianism" and the concept of vegetarianism were proposed in the 19th century, around 1840, at a meeting of the British Vegetarian Society. Before this, what words did we use to describe a person who was vegetarian? In Pythagorean, it means Pythagoras, Pythagorean beliefs, or Pythagorean attitudes. We know Pythagoras, the earliest and greatest philosopher and mathematician in Greek history. We all know that Plato was deeply influenced by him. So the biggest characteristic of the Pythagoreans was their insistence on being vegetarian. It is a religious group. However, almost all religions that emphasize spirituality and mental health emphasize vegetarianism without exception, including Greece. We felt very strange. This region of Greece is small, but it has created so many splendid civilizations in history. He has made great contributions in philosophy, art, literature and science. But actually they don't have many people. One of their very important characteristics is that Greeks are vegetarians. They don't like eating meat very much. There is a novel about how they were forced to eat horse meat when there was no food to eat. So what the Greeks eat is very simple, and the amount they eat is small, because it is vegetarian, and then the burden on their gastrointestinal tract is reduced. Just like Mr. Li Bo just told us through his own life experience, vegetarianism is good for Mental health is very directly helpful to the development of intelligence and the creation of science and art. For example, many of us now ask, is being a vegetarian bad for your health? In particular, some people may say: What about sports? Including us now, the 2008 Olympics are about to take place. Some Chinese athletes have to eat high-protein foods every day, and they must eat a lot of beef.

Where did the Olympic Games come from? From Greece! Greek Olympic athletes must be vegetarian, and their vegetarian diet is stricter than that of ordinary people. And we have that now too. I used to think that being a vegetarian might result in poor endurance and less explosive power. This was the result that I originally took for granted. The 100-meter dash obviously requires the most explosive power. So this kind of thing means that from historical deeds, including now, many people who pay attention to spiritual cultivation and spiritual health advocate vegetarianism. Why? Including Pythagoras, when he proposed vegetarianism, the environmental pressure at that time was not like what we have today. He's not doing it for the environment. He said: We should not let meat defile our bodies.

In our current era, many people separate the spiritual part from our physical body. The ancients emphasized that what kind of body you have will affect your spirit. Therefore, the most important reason for vegetarians in the ancient West and vegetarians in ancient China was "we should not eat these dirty things" and not let those unclean things pollute our bodies and spirits. Therefore, from the perspective of physical health and spiritual health, vegetarianism is the most basic, important and effective choice.

Zhang Liping: Yes, Teacher Jiang, just now Teacher Guo also said "simple is beauty". Your life will become very simple when you start to become a vegetarian.

So what is your opinion, Mr. Li Bo?