Why do different people wear different colours of clothes? You may say that it is because of each individual's pyschological liking for the different colours. However, according to some psychologists, colours have their special meanings, for examples:

• blue = calm and patient
• black = solemn, death and horror
• gray = lonely and sadness
• green = nature,youth and growth
• orange = warm
• purple = pain and sorrowful
• red = anger and fiery
• white = purity
• yellow = warm and rich

The above psychological analysis of colours may be true to a large extent for the general public, but may not be true for the Meditators & Spiritual Travellers Society members. The colours of clothes that we wear at different points of time are very significant and meaningful to our physical and soul beings. Basically, there are only 3 colours that we wear and the reasons are explained as follows:-

There are many definitions to vegetarianism. Basically, it simply means that not eating any meat or any product that has life in it. Is an egg a vegetarian product? It is yes and no. If an egg is fertilised, then there's life in it, therefore, it is a non-vegetarian food. However, a non-fertilised egg is a vegetarian food, as it is produced by a single egg by a hen, it has no life in it. Then, what about dairy products, you may ask? As these are the by-products of animals, they don't actually have life in it. Therefore, they are considered as vegetarian foods. Rest assured, as long as you don't kill anything to have them as foods, it is vegetarian. This is the Meditators & Spiritual Travellers Society's definition.

There are mainly 3 types of vegetarians, namely,

1. HEALTH-CONSCIOUS VEGETARIANS

Nowadays, more and more people, especially the youngsters, are becoming vegetarians. You can see many of these young people today in vegetarian restaurants very often at any time of the day. As they are very conscious of their health and 'keep-fit' style of living, they are very diet-conscious. Normally, these youngsters are very educated, too. Therefore, they read a lot about foods, vitamins and other supplements which can keep them young, beautiful/handsome, healthy, fit, strong and which 'promise' them a longer life. Of course, there are other older people who are also in this category. However, the younger generation is catching up with them.

All over the world, there are many active researches being conducted to find out the best methods for Man to live longer healthily. Thus, they came out with lots of health products and dietary supplements for Man's consumption. Some of these products are just a 'placebo', whereas the others are genuine. Medically and scientifically speaking, the best form of vegetarian diet for Man is still lots of vegetables and fruits, which has been proven to reduce/eliminate the following diseases/sickneses:

• Cardiovascular diseases
• Constipation
• Decrease the risk of several kinds of cancer
• Hypertension
• Lethargy
• Lower mortality rates

2. MEDICALLY-FORCED VEGETARIANS

There are many people who are meat and junk food eaters in this world. Consequently, they are down with various diseases/sicknesses. With the doctor's advice and instructions, some of these people in this category are forced to eliminate any meat from their diet for health reasons. They are supposedly to only consume lots of vegetables and fruits, making them to be medically-forced vegetarians. Though this type of vegetarians are rare, they are certainly here to stay.

3. SPIRITUAL VEGETARIANS

Here again, it is subdivided into 2 categories of spiritual vegetarians. They are:-

A. Meditation Vegetarians

These are meditators who turn into full vegetarians once they take up meditation. They believe that by going into full vegetarianism, they can achieve 'the highest form' of meditation. Most of these vegetarians also do not take eggs and dairy products. Lots of vegetables, fruits and nuts of all sorts form the daily basis of their diet. Some of these vegetarians also exclude spices like curry, pepper, garlic, onion, etc. from their foods. They believe that these excite their body system and emotions which are bad for their meditation and well-being. Also, they do not believe in killing and have a compassion for animals.

B. Spiritual Vegetarians

The spiritual vegetarians are a unique sort of vegetarians who can take non-fertilised eggs and any dairy products in their daily diet. They do not follow others to go into full vegetarianism forcefully by themselves or by their spiritual masters. So to speak, they let Nature/SUKMAD take its course naturally. They go on eating little meat together with vegetarian foods until such time as their bodies begin to purify day by day. Then, one good day comes when they begin to have signs such as an outbreak of rashes, diarrhoea, vomitting and other skin diseases which are signs that they must stop eating meat. This is because their bodies have reached a level of purification and in a new dimension of the divine worlds which only allows 'purified souls' to be welcomed there. Their 'purified souls' reject any 'impure' foods including spicy foods taken by their physical bodies. How soon they can reach this level of purer dimension and abstaining meat to become a full vegetarian, depends very much on each and every individual spiritual meditator/traveller. Compassion and non-killing of any sort of life are very strictly observed here, too.