*  The Editorial, "Whatever One Sows," continues the exploration of
life after death begun in a three-part editorial in 2006.  In this
essay we focus on the implications of the Empathic Life Review, a
powerful and life-changing element in certain Near-Death Experiences.
Those who went through this experience felt all the consequences of
everything they had done in their lives--to other persons and to
animals. They learned that not only humans but all beings are laced
together in oneness.

* One of the NewsNotes tells of two teenagers who cared enough about
the pigs they had been raising to refuse to let their story end in a
slaughterhouse.

* Activist Maru Vigo writes a Letter describing her visit to the Lima
convent where the beloved saint and pioneer Martin de Porres lived.

*  A Gem, from the writings of Frederick Douglass, shows that for him
prayer was inseparable from action.

*  An Essay Review deals with "an elephant love story" article in the
September National Geographic.

* Try this relatively easy recipe for a wonderful butternut squash
soup--your taste buds and your body will reap the benefits!

*  In My Pilgrimage, reviewer Benjamin Urrutia gives us an update on
his current thought regarding Jesus' probable involvement in the
world's first major civil disobedience action (having to do with
sowing and the power of the weak), as well as the rewards of eating as
conscience dictates.

*  One of the Poetry selections, by Christina Rosetti, makes clear
that the beautiful things of the world exist for other eyes besides
ours.

We always welcome letters, "My Pilgrimage" narratives, and other
submissions.

To read this issue, go to http://www.vegetarianfriends.net/issue47.html

Let us sow compassion, that someday there may be a harvest of liberty
and justice for all beings.

Gracia Fay Ellwood
Editor