fauxcroft

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   fauxcroft

   Oct 29, 2016

   I am in awesome of your Buddhist knowledge. I have read books by many Tibetan Buddhists and the Tibetan book of the dead. I know it’s a faith that resonates most with me and I try to follow the core teachings but I do not class myself as a Buddhist though I wish I could. I lack the teaching and the practice. Thank you for words and links and for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.

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   purelandsutras

   Oct 29, 2016

   Fauxcroft,

   You have keen foresight and a perceptive analytical mind. It is no secret that the world is fraught with tension as it currently stands. So many economical, geopolitical, natural and logistical houses of cards balanced precariously on quicksand.

   As a Buddhist, my belief accords with Qing era Upasaka An Shi’s, he has written in his famous discourse on nonviolence that times of chaos are karmically caused by prolonged and excessive meat eating and slaughter. As the website (http://www.adaptt.org/killcounter.html ) records that more than 150 billion animals are slaughtered every year, and given our industrialized and environmentally damaging levels of meat production and consumption, I fear the karma being accumulated. According to Upasaka An Shi’s foreword:

   “…..As animals have no recourse against the never-ending slaughter, they must
   silently swallow their grievances. This leads to a dismal atmosphere of mounting evil
   karma. Eventually, as the evil karma of killing accumulates to the limit, demon kings
   will descend into the human realm as a response.

   The Zen Master Ci Shou once said: “As a result of the sin of animal slaughter,
   violence and wars will break out. Those who have taken life will in turn lose their
   lives. Those who have maliciously refused to repay their debts will lose their homes
   in the chaos. Furthermore, those who have destroyed burrows and nests will have
   their family members scattered. Each sin will result in the appropriate retribution.
   Thus, do not fail to heed the Buddha’s words.”

   Therefore, violence and wars are caused by the evil karma of killing. If we are
   faced with impending violence or conflict, the only recourse is to abstain from killing.
   The merits from such abstinence is the most potent and materializes speedily. Other
   good deeds cannot match it. ”

   Source, my free and public domain translation of his discourse:

   Upasaka An Shi’s Discourse on Humane Living

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