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14 years ago @ Shambhala SunSpace - So, SunSpace readers..... · 0 replies · +1 points

I would not think anything Shayamuni Buddha said or did is the untouchable rule to our lives, because I do not think two Buddhas (enlightened beings) will have the exact same set of rules and behave in exactly the same way. Even if it's true that Shayamuni Buddha ate animals while putting "Do not kill" as the first precept, wouldn't it be a more kind and compassionate thing not to?
If you try to listen to your heart, you will realize how all these arguments against "not eating animals" are futile excuses. Why kill or contribute to the killing, when you have the choice not to? Simple as that.

14 years ago @ Shambhala SunSpace - So, SunSpace readers..... · 0 replies · +2 points

I am not sure whether or not broccoli shriek with horror when it becomes our food. But I AM sure cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and fish do with horror. Just how different do you think these animals are from humans? Humanely raised cows and chickens might exist, but the way they get slaughtered is just as horrible.
You are trying hard to make excuses, and you know it. Just because we cannot save both plants and animals, we might as well kill anything and feel compassionate about it. Is that your argument? Knowing at least that the animals suffer because of our food choices while it is uncertain whether or not the plants suffer as well and that it can be avoided should be just enough reason to try not to contribute to this cruelty.
Don't do nothing just because you can't do everything. Don't ignore the sufferings of animals just because you can't help but ignore the alleged sufferings of plants.

14 years ago @ Shambhala SunSpace - Q&A: Suzanne Clothier ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I believe "not causing harm" is the first step we should and can take in our efforts in becoming whatever we strive for. I am not aware if the theory of plants having feelings can be scientifically supported or not, but I doubt it. What I do not doubt is non-human animals do have feelings just like us human animals, and they do suffer from pain just like us human animals. And since I have all the power and will not to cause harm to them for something to eat, I am committed to it. It's plain and simple. We know all this killing of animals can be avoided or at least reduced. So why not give it a try? Why are all these excuses necessary??

14 years ago @ Shambhala SunSpace - Q&A: Suzanne Clothier ... · 1 reply · 0 points

"The wholesale killing and abuse of other animals for food runs counter to our essential sense of compassion, so we disguise the disturbing truth of our meals through self-deceptive rationalizations and elaborate methods of cooking, grinding, mixing, coating, seasoning, and covering. At a deep level we know we've been given the precious gift of bodies that require no living being to suffer, fear, or die for their feeding -- but we throw this gift back in the face of the benevolent universe with the violence required by our food choices." --Will Tuttle

14 years ago @ Shambhala SunSpace - Q&A: Suzanne Clothier ... · 0 replies · 0 points

"It is unfortunate that our society does not provide an understanding that it is both possible to revere and kill."??? What nonsense! What if it's you? Would you be happy to be revered and killed as well? Is all this killing really unavoidable? Do you really think you absolutely need to kill other beings for your food when there's so much else to eat? It is such a disgusting excuse, and I feel like I do not want to come back here to Shambhala Sun website.