To all those who signed this petition, a big thank you and Season's Greetings today! Christmas is a time of year when people show love, kindness and generosity to each other and spend time with their families. However, not for animals bred and cooped up for long hours without movement to slaughter with no love… Continue reading SEASON’S GOOD WILL TO ANIMALS: Update and action request to email the Bodhi Temple management committee
Tag: Animal Rights
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE PETITION: Ban animal cruelty, slaughter and sale of meat near Buddhist temples and sacred sites
Please sign and share new petition to ban animal cruelty, slaughter and sale of meat near Buddhist temples and sacred sites: https://www.change.org/p/ban-animal-slaughter-and-sale-of-meat-near-buddhist-temples-and-sacred-sites For practising Buddhists, animal lovers and environmentalists it is deeply disturbing to witness the increasing prevalence of slaughterhouses and the commercial selling of meat, near sacred Buddhist sites in India, Nepal and South-East… Continue reading PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE PETITION: Ban animal cruelty, slaughter and sale of meat near Buddhist temples and sacred sites
“WHY BUDDHISTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT ANIMALS”: Launch of ‘Buddhism in a Nutshell” short reels series (I)
For the full Strawberry Moon (and Summer Solstice), I am delighted to launch a new short video reels series, called "Buddhism in a Nutshell" (available on Instagram and Facebook pages). This series is to give short (and hopefully easy-to understand) explanations of key fundamental concepts and ideas in Buddhist philosophy and practice. The first reel… Continue reading “WHY BUDDHISTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT ANIMALS”: Launch of ‘Buddhism in a Nutshell” short reels series (I)
ANIMAL LIBERATION, SAVING LIVES. ETHICS AND CONTROVERSIES: A conversation with ‘dangerous philosopher’ and author of the groundbreaking and influential book ‘Animal Liberation’, Prof. Peter Singer (Dakini Conversations podcast (Ep. 8))
“Racists violate the principle of equality by giving greater weight to the interests of members of their own race when there is a clash between their interests and the interests of those of another race. Sexists violate the principle of equality by favoring the interests of their own sex. Similarly, speciesists allow the interests of… Continue reading ANIMAL LIBERATION, SAVING LIVES. ETHICS AND CONTROVERSIES: A conversation with ‘dangerous philosopher’ and author of the groundbreaking and influential book ‘Animal Liberation’, Prof. Peter Singer (Dakini Conversations podcast (Ep. 8))