Ajahn Brahm's Story - Cows Cry

A part from Ajahn Brahm's talk on the Buddhist attitude to other animals. He is a senior Buddhist monk from the Theravada school, currently residing at Australia, as the abbot of the Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery.

The full talk can be downloaded at the following address:
http://www.bswa.org/audio/mp3/Brahmavamso_2004_07_02.mp3

(I know, it's July, not June. :) )

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[anglaismoyen]

That literally made me speechless.

Thank you and thank Ajahn Brahm. I absolutely love him and his teachings.

[GillRealEstate]

If ever i have done enough good in this lifetime, i would wish to meet Ajahn Brahm.. He truly is one of the greats.. and, I heard he recently ordained women? My goodness.. He is just too awesome, truly leading by example and showing how dynamic a Buddhist/Monk/Person can be! Sadhu!

[ciscodisco1]

nice

[devindasahan100]

I'm a happy vegan :)

[Seiosh]

very moving! compassion and peace begins on your plate.

Namaste.

[openbuddhistforum]

OM SVASTI One could cry be listening to this story . Compassion toward animals and all beings :

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`*.¸.*´Be Veg

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(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`• Save the Planet

Thank you, dear Ajahn Brahm for telling this story.

[bgupta2001]

every destructions happens because of me .

message for request .please request you to at the time ancient ,puranic times ,there may be mistake of one or two persons .mistakes would have been due to bad wisedom or bad fate .at that time itself mistakes would have rectified and proper steps would have taken for betterment each others that mistakes should not be repeate .there would have be every thing good.even now also bad ,poletics,consprancies are repeating.request to save to good & bad

[DhammaTeaTree]

Lovely story. Thanks Ajahn Brahm!

[focussss1]

morrissey was right,meat is murder

[superCatia]

It is very rare that an animal cries...This story is very beautiful, it is compassion at its highest. That cow was a conscious, sentient being. It is very difficult for the western world to accept cows because they are meant to be eaten. We think of them as being stupid and without personality.