In order to satisfy one human stomach, so many lives are taken away. We must promote vegetarianism. It is extremely important.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the moral implications of consuming meat and advocates for vegetarianism to prevent harm to living beings.
The Dalai Lama highlights the ethical concerns surrounding the consumption of meat, pointing out that satisfying one person's hunger often comes at the cost of many lives. He urges society to adopt vegetarianism not just for health reasons, but as a moral imperative to protect other beings and promote compassion.
In practice
This quote can be used during a lecture on ethical eating and sustainability.
Human beings are not intrinsically selfish, which isolates us from others. We are essentially social animals who depend on others to meet our needs. We achieve happiness, prosperity and progress through social interaction. Therefore, having a kind and helpful attitude contributes to our own and others' happiness.
Material objects give rise to physical happiness, while spiritual development gives rise to mental happiness. Since we experience both physical and mental happiness, we need both material and spiritual development. This is why, for our own good and that of society we need to balance material progress with inner development.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.
My religion is kindness. _x000D_ A good mind, a good heart, _x000D_ warm feelings these are _x000D_ the most important things.
If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring.
To be identified with your mind is to be trapped in time: the compulsion to live almost exclusively through memory and anticipation.
And here, over the portals of my fort, I shall cut in the stone the word which is to be my beacon and my banner. The word which will not die should we all perish in battle. The word which can never die on this earth, for it is the heart of it and the meaning and the glory. The sacred word: EGO
We've got in the habit of not really understanding how freedom was in the 19th century, the idea of government of the people in the 19th century. America commits itself to that in theory.
I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.
Then others for breath of words respect, Me for my dumb thoughts, speaking in effect.
I am much too alone in this world, yet not alone enough
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