My turning vegetarian was undoubtedly a major change. I was confronted with the idea one day that I was asking a bit much from a being of higher conciousness and greater compassion when I clearly had none for those animals of lower concious awareness and hence were vulnerable to my exploitation.

The argument was sound, there I was in The Palace of Peace, the main meeting place in London for The Divine Light Mission, playing the game that I wanted the Knowledge of God. It was going to be revealed to me by the Grace of the then 14 year old Guru Maharaji.

The argument was sound I was asking for grace from an alleged superior being yet did not act gracefully towards of those animals deemed inferior, hence their exploitation.

I took up the challenge, not to get the Knowledge but as if conciousness was to exist in an ever joyous life it could not do so at the expense of the kiling of anther animal.