[Buddha-l] Re: on eating meat

[Stefan Detrez]

2005/10/20, Lawrence K. Starner <l.k.starner at larc.nasa.gov>:
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> I eat meat, I confess, simply because I like it. I drink a daily quantity
> of wine (usually 2 glasses) in the evening, but I don't drink enough for
> intoxication. I also admit that I'm ignorant and not the best Buddhist in
> the world. My only redeeming factor, if any, is that I try to practice
> zazen daily. I may gradually turn away from meat and alcohol as I
> spiritually evolve (or not). It seems that these behaviors can best be
> altered at their foundation from deep within as we change through
> practice.
>
> -- Larry
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> It's a curious fact that few, if any, Buddhist countries are strictly
> vegetarian (thanks or due to its syncretist qualities, I presume). Maybe
> some folks here try to be too orthodox about the issue. Vegetarianism seems
> to be mostly a monastery-kind-of-thing, and then not in all of them. I'd say
> it's a personal issue whether you eat meat. Trying to change people against
> their will will surely reap some bad karma, too, if you ask me. Another
> thing is that the Buddha is not the kind of person who's life I would like
> to imitate (read Naomi Wolf's 'Moral Saints', and all that). In fact, I'm
> glad some people are willnig to take on some example without pushing their
> views onto others. That's the spirit of the Buddha (unless your name is
> Mahavira OR Ajita Kesakambali)
>
>  Stefan
>
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