if you kill and eat animals, you will become an animal who will be eaten
...or have already been tha animal, and have fulfilled your role by being eaten.
That said, a truly compassionate person who respects the divinity in all beings would not actually want to harm an animal if there were other options. Which raises an interesting thought: christianity teaches that to find god, you must not do [these things], whereas I believe those teachings are actually meant to be the opposite, they are supposed to be promises that *once you find God* you wont *want* to do [these things]. it's a subtle distinction, but one that offers far more hope than the implied guilt/punishment model of the 'thou shalt nots'
How does Budhhism present these fundamentals? Does Buddhism say "Dont eat animals and you'll find enlightenment" or does it say "Find enlightenment and you wont want to eat animals"?
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Date: 2008-03-29 01:35 am (UTC)...or have already been tha animal, and have fulfilled your role by being eaten.
That said, a truly compassionate person who respects the divinity in all beings would not actually want to harm an animal if there were other options. Which raises an interesting thought: christianity teaches that to find god, you must not do [these things], whereas I believe those teachings are actually meant to be the opposite, they are supposed to be promises that *once you find God* you wont *want* to do [these things]. it's a subtle distinction, but one that offers far more hope than the implied guilt/punishment model of the 'thou shalt nots'
How does Budhhism present these fundamentals? Does Buddhism say "Dont eat animals and you'll find enlightenment" or does it say "Find enlightenment and you wont want to eat animals"?