Tag: animal welfare

26
Mar
2010

Terror of the Real Cheese Touch!

Based on the book, the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ movie reminds me of a phase of growing up that…

17
Mar
2010

Should Bugs Be Killed Purposely?

This is an abridged version of a few interesting ‘chats’ with many people, on whether it is alright to kill…

16
Mar
2010

Must I Refrain from Eating the Kind of Animal I Liberated?

Among all negative karma, that of killing is the heaviest. Among all positive karma, that for releasing life is the…

11
Mar
2010

From Asanga to Maitreya, Shantideva to Nagarjuna

Talking about compassion, how can we not mention how Acharya Asanga had carefully licked the maggots out of a dog’s…

01
Mar
2010

What’s Wrong With Fur, Leather & Wool?

Watch the above. Enough said. 😥

01
Mar
2010

Your Mercy for Cows is Needed

The best short video so far, from http://www.mercyforanimals.org/dairy on the dark truth behind the dairy industry. Please seriously consider giving…

27
Jan
2010

Diet for a Mindful Planet

From Thich Nhat Hanh’s book ‘The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology’: The food we eat…

25
Jan
2010

What If You Are One of the Vampires in ‘Daybreakers’?

Warning: This is a proper vampire movie, where vampires adhere to the classic rules. E.g. they do not glitter with…

03
Jan
2010

Not Duller But Kinder

Jat: So you don’t eat chocolate that has milk? Yah: Nope. Jat: Hmm… seems like a dull life. Yah: Nope,…

22
Dec
2009

An ‘Avatar’ for All the Oppressed

The epic movie ‘Avatar’ is a must-see – for every generation, every kid and adult. Its dramatic and educational messages…

25
Nov
2009

The Best Sacrifice

I came across the Kutadanta Sutta (on ‘a bloodless sacrifice’), which records how the Buddha taught about the superior and…

25
Nov
2009

Two Ways to End Animal Sacrifice

This is a message from Human Society International. It might be belated, but it’s important and we can work towards…

30
Oct
2009

Who’s the Real Killjoy?

Yet another birthday celebration with an eggless cake. Yet another attempt to educate on why it’s insensitive to animals’ suffering….

07
Oct
2009

Miserable Being Miserable

The graphic travelogue ‘French Milk’ by Lucy Knisley is mostly about her good times during her six week vacation in…

30
Sep
2009

Exterminate Hatred; Not the Hated

We jail and fine those who abuse and torture pets, but isn’t culling harmless animals the extreme form of abuse…

25
Sep
2009

Don’t Catch, Torture or Eat

Pol: Does your brother eat what he fishes? Jat: Yup. Pol: Eweeh! He should just catch and release. I do…

23
Jun
2009

Mums & Dads Will Be Sad

A Tit for a Tat (20) Tit: Hey, why spray the insects? Tot: Because they are pests. (Tot is four…

12
May
2009

Do You Win When You Lose?

In ‘Timbuktu’ by Paul Auster (illustrated by Julia Goschke for an abridged graphic novel), the author explores human homelessness via…

10
Feb
2009

Beasts : Vampires & Werewolves

Understanding ‘Underworld’ Underdogs http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7765,0,0,1,0 ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ is the instalment of the trilogy that explains how the lycans…

19
Jan
2009

Animals : Better Rebirths

I came across the following stories from the Theravada tradition relating how even animals can be reborn in the heavens….