Hi Elen,
Are you saying that all Buddhists should ideally be vegetarians .?. And how does that affect their progress within their community?......
Many of the Thekchen Community where I attended meditations were not veggies, but I never really asked any questions about the why's and wherefores of vegetarianism.......I just attended the meditations.....:)
That site looks very interesting, Elen. I look forward to having a proper read through it. Thanks.
Hi Oakapple,
What others do is entirely up to them - but the Buddhist centres I go to only serve vegetarian food. Not to take life or harm other beings is one of the Buddhist precepts. These days many animals suffer and die for public consumption and if we buy meat it adds to that demand. If there wasn't any public demand for meat, then animals wouldn't be killed. To me its a cop-out if people say 'Oh well I didn't kill it!'
Is the Thekchen Community New Kadampa and headed by Geshe Kelsang by any chance?
You might not know this, but from what I understand, that organisation aren't recognised or accepted by mainstream Tibetan Buddhism.
Kind wishes,
Elen
Is the Thekchen Community New Kadampa and headed by Geshe Kelsang by any chance?
You might not know this, but from what I understand, that organisation aren't recognised or accepted by mainstream Tibetan Buddhism.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has/had the same teacher as the Dalai Lama who, incidentally, I believe eats meat himself, for health reasons as I understand it.
Seems odd that a Buddhist organisation would not "accept" another Buddhist organisation. Very un-Buddhist of them surely?
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All Love and Reiki Hugs