Posts

Showing posts with the label animals

Using Animals as Toys

Image
opportunity does not mean permission Suffering from suffering? Take a short rest and try to see the situation differently. We cannot prematurely abandon the subtle suffering that is the hallmark of the state of separation from reality. That comes gradually with effort. Eventually we will discover for ourself that there is no special learning gained by suffering. Suffering is inevitable ... suffering from suffering is not! ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~ "Leidest Du am Leiden? Ruh Dich kurz aus und betrachte die Situation anders. Leiden ist unvermeidlich ... am Leiden leiden ist es nicht! - Domo Geshe Rinpoche --- I pray for a natural balance of life forms here on earth, unpolluted by our demands for animals as food, leather, or their value as throw away toys. How wonderful that would be! We cannot justify killing animals by thinking that it is their karma to be killed. Their death karma should be accomplished in a natural order, not interference by higher thinking ...