11-09-2015, 03:32 PM
(11-09-2015, 03:10 PM)Matt1 Wrote: For me its fairly simple. To eat an animal is to cause suffering, if we can survive without the eating of animals it makes sense to do so as this creates less suffering.
Exactly! That's really it in a nutshell.
(11-09-2015, 03:10 PM)Matt1 Wrote: That being said i still have my limits as i eat dairy and i understand a lot of suffering happens to animals through dairy products as well but for the time being this is my way.
It took me a long time to get off dairy too, so I can relate.
(11-09-2015, 03:10 PM)Matt1 Wrote: I think that we can philosophise anything to justify almost any desire or action, but this can often miss the core lesson of this density which is compassion. Before we move onto the insight of wisdom i believe we should be well awakened in the heart.
Well said!
The elephant in the room is that many people apparently just don't care if they inflict suffering on others.
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