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Kids of Country School in Australia Follow Strict Yogic Vegetarianism
Ananda Marga, the sect that was widely blamed for the 1977 Hilton Hotel bombing, but denied responsibility, bases its ideology on neo-humanism - the theory that total human development can only be achieved through both personal development, and social service to the community.
And children at Vistara Primary School, at Richmond Hill, Lismore are being given lessons that are a little different from the mainstream education.
The school's neo-humanist philosophy teaches children to respect animals and sustain, rather than exploit, our environmental resources.
Pupils are taught to follow a strict vegetarian diet, with the school giving them a healthy meal of nori rolls, noodles or spinach pastries.
The school’s yogic vegetarian diet doesn’t include gelatine, rennet, garlic, eggs, onion, mushrooms, and animal products. Junk food, with the exception of plain crisps, is also strictly banned.
This concept of strict vegetarianism has proved popular even with meat-eating farming families.
Besides maths and science, students are also encouraged to discuss environmental and ethical issues.
Vistara Primary School spokeswoman Rukminii Aphans said the vegetarian philosophy taught their students to respect animals and the planet.
"Often a vegetarian kid in a mainstream school will get picked on at lunch. Other kids say `Eww, what's that?’” the Daily Telegraph quoted her, as saying.
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