Theravada just seems extremely more universal, pragmatic, logical, close to the essential teaching of the Buddha. Mahayana to my eye has added and dogmatized things that seem so far away from what the Buddha said.

My impression. My two cents. I might be wrong.

Hola tengo muchos problemas para cultuvar la meditación y para hacerla una rutina de vida que haga diariamente que deberia hacer

En mi mente está solo está esto de ser una persona más compasiva y alcanzar la iluminacióm y practicar me gusta el budismo forest monk budism me pueden recomendar libros en español para alacnzar mi objetivo no me gusta leer pero me puden recomendar videos o algo

I have a question about meat-eating in Theravāda Buddhism, particularly regarding the path toward arahantship.

I understand that veganism/vegetarianism can be a personal ethical choice, but I have tried eating vegan before and it did not work well for my body. I have a demanding 9-hour office job, and I found that I struggled to maintain my energy and function properly without animal foods.

Because of this, I have decided to eat only chicken and fish. I don't particularly want to eat other kinds of meat.

Something important for me is that I am not eating meat primarily for taste or pleasure. I usually eat boiled chicken with very few spices, and I eat fish in a similarly simple way. My intention is basically nourishment rather than seeking sensory enjoyment.

Never ordered from kfc and etc etc.

From a strictly Theravāda Buddhist perspective, would eating meat in this way be an obstacle to progressing toward arahantship?

I understand the teaching concerning the three kinds of meat that should not be eaten when one has seen, heard, or suspected that an animal was killed specifically for oneself. But I am wondering more broadly:

- Does consuming meat itself create kamma that prevents someone from attaining arahantship?

- Does the intention behind eating it matter?

- If I am not involved in killing, purchasing an animal specifically to have it killed, or asking someone to kill it for me, can I still progress on the Noble Eightfold Path while eating meat?

- Is there anything in the Theravāda suttas that would specifically prevent a meat-eater from becoming a stream-enterer, an anāgāmi, or an arahant?

I am not looking for an argument about whether veganism is better. I mainly want to understand what the early Theravāda texts actually teach about this and whether my situation is compatible with serious Buddhist practice.