[Buddha-l] on eating meat

[Kate]

.  But the point I want to make in this message is that I
> read in one of the many books by The Dalai Lama that he eats meat once a 
> week for health reasons.  At least in the interview there was no mention 
> of killing the animal in a special way or anything like that. It made me 
> wonder though.  Should I assume that someone like The Dalai Lama would 
> (obviously) take that into consideration or am I being idealistic? 
> Sometimes I think I expect perfection from people who practice Buddhism, 
> but they are people like us (in other words, full of imperfections!) and 
> are in the road of learning, aren't they?
> Best wishes, Laura

Hi Laura,

Just out of interest, the Dalai Lama is particularly partial to Yak rissoles 
called "Mo Mo" (don't know if this is mentioned in any of the books).  On 
occasion he also enjoys a small glass of sweet white wine.

Regards
Kate