THE FOUR GREAT VOWS

1. Sentient beings are numberless. We vow to save them all. 2. Delusions are endless. We vow to cut through them all. 3. The teachings are infinite. We vow to learn them all. 4. The Buddha Way is inconceivable. We vow to attain it.

HOW WE DESCRIBE ANIMALS (AND OURSELVES)

HOW WE DESCRIBE ANIMALS (AND OUR SELVES) “Animals are trained, humans taught. Animals have fur, humans hair. Animals operate by instinct, while people are moved by plans and ideas. A newborn baby is a cub, puppy, or calf while people come into the world as babies and are soon transformed into children. An animal might […]

BUDDHA TEACHES FREEDOM AND EQUALITY (NOT)

BUDDHA TEACHES ANIMAL-RIGHTS (NOT) And yet not all meat; these meats you should never eat: elephants and dog, snakes, lions, tigers, panthers, bears and hyenas; – always forbidden! Yet some other meat, are allowed only sometimes: – cat, pig, cow and stuff! Confused, you will be! here’s more rules to baffle you; – meat must […]