This was another day where the fruitarian bodybuilder was not a fruitarian/vegan or a bodybuilder, but a human who makes choices, changes his mind, explores and discover different truths.

Sharing Non Fruitarian Meals with Friends

This morning I woke up and again did my morning routines of meditation, qigong and Foundation Training. From here I hurried to meet with Sophie, a girl I met a few days ago who I had a wonderful interaction with. We had agreed to meet at 11 a.m. to practice qigong, reiki and energy work.

When I got to her house I met her boyfriend and a couple of friends who are staying at her house, Tania and Gustavo. We all practiced some qigong together and after that Tania and Gustavo made lunch to share, which included soup, potatoes and some legumes with salad.

I accepted their gift and enjoyed it very much, it felt sweet to take such a loving offer from loving people. During the rest of the day we hangout and ventured around town. Later that day I tried to find fruit but sadly there is almost no high quality fruit in Vilcabamba unless it is purchases at the Saturday organic farmers market. Once again it seems like I made a mistake in choosing to live in a town with so few fruit options. It can’t quite support my fruitarian needs. In one hand it is a pity because it makes it hard to be a strict fruitarian and in another hand it is a blessing because I get to experience other parts of being human.

Falling off the Vegan Diet

I will admit that while we were looking for places to buy fruit I went into a pizza parlor and had a slice of pizza for a dollar. It had cheese, non-vegan. It was yummy, but I can’t say it satisfied my hunger and need for food.

After eating pizza, Tania and Gustavo took me to a vegan bakery where I purchased a cookie and a huge slice of vegan cake for less than $3. It was plenty to share, and I bought it because I wanted to experience cake, share with my friends and support a business that supports the vegan movement.

It was a huge realization to notice that even though I am an aspiring fruitarian, it is important for me and other fruitarians to support the vegan and raw vegan movement as they are parts and necessary steps for others to reach fruitarianism. I realized that without our support, a vegan restaurant could run out of business, thus taking away an essential support for those who need vegan options during heir transition out of an omnivorous diet into a vegan diet. I am sure some of you will disagree and maybe I do too, this is the first time I have this type of thoughts about supporting vegan restaurants.

Why Hare Krishna’s don’t follow a Fruitarian Diet?

After finishing our cake we went to Govinda’s the Hare Krishna temple in Vilcabamba. The center is home to Gopal and his family. I wanted to attend today’s service, in part because I love the energy at the temple, and also because I knew they would be serving delicious food. So we went in, knowing I was about to eat more cooked food. During our philosophical talk I asked why Hare Krishna’s kill plants but don’t kill animals. I did get an explanation which partially satisfied me. I would have liked to know more but I did not want to argue.

And so I had the cooked food, I even had a glass of milk. I was afraid it would ruin my digestion, so I first I said no to the milk. Then I asked why they drink milk, and again I was given a partially satisfactory answer. The curiosity in me grew, so I requested a glass of milk, it was delicious, I almost asked for a second round.
I can’t tell you how it will affect me, by now I have been mixing too much non fruitarian food over the past few days. I do know that my energy is still high, I am walking more than 10 miles up the mountains every day to and from my house.

It is unlikely I will become a strict devotee of Krishna and I will not switch to their diet. I am still in love with the fruitarian diet. However, I am finding it easy to go around it and come up with excuses to eat things that are not fruit. I am not supper concerned about this because my whole life is an exploration where I learn from realizations and mistakes.