@tricyclemag: As spiritual practitioners, we must remember that one of the primary meanings of the word dhamma is, in fact, nature. According to Theravada monk Ayya Soma, modern industrial farming and lab-grown artificial food cuts out our connection to how nature works. The further disconnected we are from nature, the further we are disconnected from reality, the dhamma, and the world at large. From "Ethical Diets: Veganism and Omnivorism in Early Buddhism" with Ayya Soma Watch the full Dharma Talk at tricycle.org/dharmatalks