EP29 - VEGANISM, a trend, a virtue, or a fad? with Dina Aherne - The Vichaar Manthan Podcast

“Veganism isn’t about the mock meat, about replacing life for life, veganism is about whole food and plant-based. So when we talk about vegan foods assisting your health, and giving you a multitude of health benefits, we are talking about pulses, lentils, rice, seeds, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. We are not talking about having fake chicken or fake meat every day…I know a lot of unhealthy vegans as well. There is a misconception that if you’re vegan, you’re healthy”

A large component of our everyday lives is food. A number of ‘food fads’ have been in and out of fashion in recent years, with ongoing debates around food, health and choices, to the point where such choices are going beyond sustenance, to creating identities, labels, and political movements, and influencing public policies. Veganism, the lifestyle which avoids consuming animal-based products, is one such movement. Indeed, veganism goes beyond just food, to include every product we use. In this episode of The Vichaar Manthan podcast, we explore veganism with Dina Aherne.

As she describes her almost-overnight transition to veganism, Dina Ji paints the entire landscape surrounding meat as a source of food, zooming out from the sanitised, convenient and easily available options in the markets today. She discusses veganism in the larger context, highlighting the often cruel practices of the animal breeding industry, and linking animal product consumption to the larger issues of global warming, and unsustainable growth. Even a small bit of awareness can create a shift toward a more sustainable, kinder society, and often this awareness is missing in the general public. The message she leaves us with is to think about the choices we make as consumers. And in doing so - reminding us that humans are inherently capable of compassion - compels us to consider whether they could include similar consideration towards the other members of the living world, as we show towards ourselves.

Follow Dina Aherne: https://www.instagram.com/spirituallyvgan

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The VM Podcast, a Vichaar Manthan project looking to explore modern day issues through a Dharmic lens. Through in-depth interviews with some of the best thinkers of our time, the podcast explores how we can better understand dharma, our lives, and recapture the ancient and classical ideals of sustainability, liberty and flourishing. Tune in, for an earnest conversation! - Hosted by VM fellow Sumit Sharma, who you can email on podcast@vichaarmanthan.org

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