Dear David, >> So I am curious as to whether you know something I don't. << Well, I'm basing my statements upon personal perception and experience instead of upon something I've read. I suggest that if you really want to *know* something that you develop your own personal powers of perception. Reading something is not *knowing*. Nor is taking my word for something *knowing*. :) >> And either way, I was curious as to the complex interface it seems there is here. If diet does cause this issue, to what extent is it an issue of personal karma and to what extent is it group karma? Where does diet fall on that particular spectrum, I wonder? Because certainly I have a lot of choice over what I eat each day; but my choices are limited by what's around me, and to a large extent by what other people do or don't do. It seems like a big grey area. << The two are inseparable. We each have our personal role in the overall group karma. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 27 April 2004 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe