Tag: 17 Karmapa on eating animals and Vinaya

“CONTRADICTION ON THE “BUDDHIST” PLATE” : When Care and Compassion Ends where Appetite Begins and the glaring gap between Buddhist view, vows, ethics and practice (Autobiographical Excerpt from Unshakeable Devotion: A Lone Woman’s Journey to Awakening)

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"The animals could not speak about the cages, the heat, the fear or the knife. They could not question the monastics who ate their slaughtered bodies or the institutions that permitted their sale on monastic property. They could not ask why prayers for universal compassion did not include them in reality. The least I could… Continue reading “CONTRADICTION ON THE “BUDDHIST” PLATE” : When Care and Compassion Ends where Appetite Begins and the glaring gap between Buddhist view, vows, ethics and practice (Autobiographical Excerpt from Unshakeable Devotion: A Lone Woman’s Journey to Awakening)

8TH TAI SITUPA NEW RESEARCH AND TRANSLATIONS, AND ONE MONTH SHERAB LING MONASTERY STAY 14th February to 15th March 2026 (Summary report)

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“Obstacles are a sign of success.” –16th Karmapa During the meaningful and auspicious one month stay (14th February to 15th March, extended twice on request) at the beautiful setting of Sherab Ling Monastery, Himachal Pradesh, India, I was able to complete several new pieces of original writing, research and translations, and make some new suggestions… Continue reading 8TH TAI SITUPA NEW RESEARCH AND TRANSLATIONS, AND ONE MONTH SHERAB LING MONASTERY STAY 14th February to 15th March 2026 (Summary report)