(03-06-2015, 03:39 PM)UDiana Wrote:(03-06-2015, 07:45 AM)Shemaya Wrote: "I guess the question I have for those who want to free the oppressed, can we unite on on the spiritual concept of freeing others, all of humanity, from oppression?"
To answer your question, I think it goes without saying that anyone who wants to free the oppressed would want to free humans in that equation. What makes you think otherwise? I think where we diverge is in who to free. I want all living beings freed. To free only humans is human egocentric thinking in my opinion
Diana, something about this doesn't make sense. First, I said nothing about freeing only humans, that's very interesting that you would interpret my question that way. What I feel to be true is that until humans are free, the animals won't be free. Our enslavement of the animals is a direct reflection of our own enslavement. I think the best way to free the oppressed animals is to free the oppressed humans. Until humans are free, nothing changes and there is no 4D and the earth descends into destruction. The only way to free them ( the animals)is for people to be active and transform our situation on this planet. Humanity is being held in spiritual chains, and we have to shake them off.
I am not saying this is you or what you think and feel or anyone else here, but it would be a shame if the compassion some activists have for animals is covering over a deeper hatred for humanity and it's wayward sinful ways. I am thinking of the recent movie Noah which seemed to portray this, I don't know if you are familiar with it.
Quote:Mostly, I deal daily with compassion—not the kind of compassion that makes me want to feel compassionate and do compassionate things; the kind of compassion that derives from empathy, sympathy, and caring for all living beings, and in fact for everything. It is not possible for me to single out humans to care for first, after I have embraced all life forms as my brothers and sisters and worthy of love.
that is a lovely sentiment that I fully concur with, all life forms are worthy of love. I have lots of compassion and encounter many humans in my family and workplace and social spheres, empathizing, sympathizing and caring. And trying to shine light in the darkness. I think we may have a lot more in common than you think.
Edit: I also love the creatures in my local environment, our cats and dogs, the hens, the deer and fox in the backyard, the owl and other birds that live in my yard, the bunnies. I appreciate them and send them love in my appreciation. I accept that the predators got 6 of my hens, sadly, but they need food too. Maybe in 4d the lion and lamb truly will lay down together, and predation will be gone. That would make sense I think.