December 2009
6 posts
Some good words from our good friend
I am reading “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer, which is not an argument for Vegetarian simpliciter. It is a memoir about his life, growing up on his jewish grandmother’s chicken dinners, how important it was for that generation of holocaust survivors (their children and their grandchildren such as myself ) to have abundance,even excess, after living a life of brutality...
Ahimsa
“A vegetarian way of life actively creates six aspects of Ahimsa: (1) compassion and non-cruelty toward animals; (2) preserving the earth and its ecology; (3) feeding the hungry; (4) preserving human life; (5) preservation of personal health; (6) and inspiring peace.” by Gabriel Cousens
In the Suranga Sutra the Buddha states, “After my parinirvana (enlightenment) in the final kalpa (time era),...
