I started thinking about the worlds foremost supposedly spiritual world leaders..
And you know what..? I don't think any of them are vegetarian..
Which is odd, when you stop and think about it, because at the core of all religions, isn't there this driving force of "do no harm", love they neighbours, treat others respectfully, and thou shalt not kill..
The pope was recently here, visiting Sydney, for this crazy world youth day event, and I wonder how many hot dogs were served to the hungry religious masses that graced their presence for the occasion..
The Pope clearly has no respect what so ever for Gods creatures, but will most likely join in with the choir singing "all creatures great and small"..
Shoot, out of curiosity, I googled the Dalai Lama in an attempt to find out his eating habits, thinking that following the Buddhist principles to the key, as I had imagined there was a remote chance that he may, that there may perhaps be a slight chance that he had some compassion for animals, but alas, I discovered that even the Dalai Lama regularly eats flesh and doesn't appear to ask questions..
I got momentarily sucked in to trying to start a debate about that fact by responding to this guy Bill's comments here: (you'll need to scroll down the page to read my comments)
http://www.morinfamily.com:8888/blog/2007/06/13/1181751512264.html
When he didn't respond, I thought I'd offer him the chance to do so from his own blog:
http://digital-dharma.net/about-digitalzen/
But after a few futile attempts to engage him in a debate on Buddhist viewpoint of diet, he pointed out that I was wasting my time.. And consequently he deleted all my comments.. However, I recorded them before they got deleted:
Honestly, sometimes I am just soo good at wasting time, but I'd just love for there to be some way to communicate good ideas effectively..
I guess I really must learn to let go..
Hugs,
Mango
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And you know what..? I don't think any of them are vegetarian..
Which is odd, when you stop and think about it, because at the core of all religions, isn't there this driving force of "do no harm", love they neighbours, treat others respectfully, and thou shalt not kill..
The pope was recently here, visiting Sydney, for this crazy world youth day event, and I wonder how many hot dogs were served to the hungry religious masses that graced their presence for the occasion..
The Pope clearly has no respect what so ever for Gods creatures, but will most likely join in with the choir singing "all creatures great and small"..
Shoot, out of curiosity, I googled the Dalai Lama in an attempt to find out his eating habits, thinking that following the Buddhist principles to the key, as I had imagined there was a remote chance that he may, that there may perhaps be a slight chance that he had some compassion for animals, but alas, I discovered that even the Dalai Lama regularly eats flesh and doesn't appear to ask questions..
I got momentarily sucked in to trying to start a debate about that fact by responding to this guy Bill's comments here: (you'll need to scroll down the page to read my comments)
http://www.morinfamily.com:8888/blog/2007/06/13/1181751512264.html
When he didn't respond, I thought I'd offer him the chance to do so from his own blog:
http://digital-dharma.net/about-digitalzen/
But after a few futile attempts to engage him in a debate on Buddhist viewpoint of diet, he pointed out that I was wasting my time.. And consequently he deleted all my comments.. However, I recorded them before they got deleted:
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Honestly, sometimes I am just soo good at wasting time, but I'd just love for there to be some way to communicate good ideas effectively..
I guess I really must learn to let go..
Hugs,
Mango
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5 comments:
Dude, you surely do know how to waste time!! That guy bill clearly never had any intention of debating with you. I think he was just trying to mess with your mind! For sure he doesn't understand what being a vegetarian is all about.
might i add, that that black on blue text is veerry hard to read!
malcom
hi Malcolm,
thanks for the feedback, yes he clearly wasn't going to debate the issue. That was his choice..
I guess there are many people that choose to eat mostly vegetarian meals for reasons like his, (reasons unknown?!), and will at times, as he says, be happy chewing on a steak.
I guess it is not for me to try and understand..
Thanks for pointing out about the colours.. i've changed the black to yellow, hopefully it is easier on the eyes.
peace,
mango.
mango, i tried to let bill know that you had copied these comments, but it appears he has disabled comments on his blog. i think maybe he messed with his own mind as well as yours! i don't think he can handle the truth.
malcom
malcom,
i think he verifies his messages before publishing, so might take 24 hours or more before you can see your message..
or maybe he has chosen to not publish it, avoiding any possible further discussion.
i have no real issue with him. he was of course free to respond as he did. that's was his choice.
peace,
mango
I spent a considerable amount of time with a Tibetan Lama, a year or so ago, he also was not vegan. Though I learned much, I have to admit the reason I have drifted away from the group is that there seemed to be an unwillingness or an inability to satisfactorily address the meat eating issue. His argument was, much as you are hearing, that although it's wrong to kill to eat, it's perfectly ok to eat something someone else has already killed, even if it was killed in anticipation that you will eat it. Since that's totally illogical, it can't help but make you question everything else they are saying.
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