"Even at the cost of your own life, you must never kill other beings. Both evil human leaders filled with great pride And the evil caste of hunters chased by their own karma Will misunderstand this even if it is explained most properly and most clearly. He who has taken the Bodhisattva Vows, Has shame… Continue reading ARE ANIMALS PROTECTED IN BUDDHIST BHUTAN? Report on veganism and protecting animals and the environment in Bhutan, the outsourcing of slaughter to India, and the remarkable activities of Chatrel Rinpoche’s student, Lama Kunzang Dorje Rinpoche with the first vegan monastery in Bhutan, and the “Jangsa Animal Saving Trust (Bhutan III)
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“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)
MEAT IS MURDER: ‘Tibetan Buddhist Vegetarianism: Ancient and Modern’ compiled teachings by 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
"How devastatingly hateful this murdering beings ‘custom’!How hugely regrettable this self-deception ‘custom’!How heavy a weight this killing parents ‘custom’!How much wrong action for this stacks of meat ‘custom’!What to be done for this masses of blood ‘custom’!However hungry, this eating meat ‘custom ’!What are these mental appearances of this delusional ‘ custom ’?!Such major evil… Continue reading MEAT IS MURDER: ‘Tibetan Buddhist Vegetarianism: Ancient and Modern’ compiled teachings by 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
JE MILAREPA’S SONG ON THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS AND THE ‘EVIL CUSTOM’ OF MEAT-EATING
In the second part of Day 17, the 17th Karmapa continued to teach on the suffering of animals caused by eating murdered animal flesh and animal produce. He gave two examples of vegetarian masters within the Kagyu tradition, Jetsun Milarepa and Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye. “In particular, in the 21st century most of the Tibetan… Continue reading JE MILAREPA’S SONG ON THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS AND THE ‘EVIL CUSTOM’ OF MEAT-EATING