Tag: Veganism

05
Jul
2010

Shrine or Not?

Question: Can I set up a shrine of Guanyin Bodhisattva in my living/dining room if my family isn’t vegetarian? I’m…

28
Jun
2010

Eat Animal Bodhisattvas?

Since Bodhisattvas do manifest as animals at times (to help various beings), isn’t it a scary thought that the animals…

28
Jun
2010

The Greater Scope of Filial Piety

A parent laments that his Buddhist vegetarian child does not buy non-vegetarian food for him as an act of filial…

14
Jun
2010

Partial Compassion is Discrimination

Ironically, though non-vegetarian non-nature-lovers are less compassionate than non-vegetarian nature-lovers who protect selective animals, they are less discriminative as they…

31
May
2010

Be a Weekday Vegetarian at Least?

Do watch this short video (only 4 min long) It presents a simple but powerful concept that can change your…

24
May
2010

Liberation of Greed?

The Chinese man remarked that during the revolution, they used to eat pork only once a year. This he said,…

24
May
2010

No Way to Compare

A Tit for a Tat (138) Tit: You should try the mock sashimi. Tat: Why? Tit: Because it tastes amazingly…

10
May
2010

Goodwill to Humans, Ill Will to Animals?

Something I would never say in person, but echoes in my mind, when I see people offering animal products for…

10
May
2010

That’s Why I’m Veg*n

I don’t eat dead animals because that supports killing them, with demand for their meat. That’s why I’m vegetarian. I…

10
May
2010

Why I Refuse Even a Morsel of a Dead Animal

If I eat whatever you give, appearing to be accepting, it might seem like a good spiritual practice? But if…

10
May
2010

Let Us Relish?

Here is a piece based on reverse psychology: Let us go today, my friends, to the forest. Let us set…

10
May
2010

Don’t Talk about Your ‘Great Wisdom’

Don’t talk about your ‘great wisdom’ if you do not have the slightest compassion for the weakest beings. Don’t talk…

07
May
2010

Exhibition: Gratitude to Earth & Earthlings

Map: http://kmspks.org/kmspks/getthere.htm Hall: http://kmspks.org/kmspks/templetour/tour_pagoda.htm Pix of Previous Exhibition: http://tinyurl.com/gratitudepix

07
May
2010

Free Vesak Smoothie Workshop

Map: http://kmspks.org/kmspks/getthere.htm Place: http://kmspks.org/kmspks/templetour/tour_pagoda.htm

05
May
2010

Something Interesting About Nature-Lovers

Something interesting about some nature-lovers is that they protect certain animals while eating other animals. It’s speciesism, partial compassion. Something…

05
May
2010

Not That I Disrespect

It is not that I disrespect your offering that I refuse to take your meat, but that I respect animals…

29
Apr
2010

Let’s Improve Our Collective Karma!

29
Apr
2010

When the ‘Extreme’ is Not

His doctor told him to drink cow milk daily for calcium. I told him it will lead to loss of…

23
Apr
2010

As Long As You Do Your Best

When friends tell me their various reasons for being ‘unable’ to be full vegans, despite ‘knowing’ its rationale, I reply…

22
Apr
2010

Is Eating Animals Okay Since We Kill Other Beings Anyway?

Since we inadvertently kill some beings in daily life, such as accidentally stepping on ants, does it mean it is…