Dalai Lama and Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism in Buddhism

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Education

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• Tibet
• Dalai
• Lama
• Buddhism
• Karmapa
• Thich
• Nhat
• Hanh
• Vegetarianism
• Veganism
• Animal
• Rights
• Buddha
• Religion
• Zen

[bliss6120]

The Essence of Buddhism is Non violence and Compassion, how can one contribute to the torturing and slaughtering of helpless animals practice this way of life and claim to be Buddhist ? We should really try to practice what the Buddha taught instead of pretending to be a practitioner ! It won't work !

[bgkarma]

Great video. My only "complaint" here is that the Dalai Lama himself is not really a vegetarian.

[vek0zzzz]

@bgkarma In addition to @Yamarukun comment ...HH had been a very strict vegetarian for more that 7 years (absolutely no meat or any animal ,even no eggs ) ..but became very sick and the doctors told him if he dont eat some meat from time to time he would probably die due to his sickness! So its not intentionaly..

[bot16]

@precioustange Yea... but this isn't change fact that His Holiness isn't vegetarian. He teach one thing and do the other...What this attitude is called...wait... i know...something for H word.

[precioustange]

His Holiness was a vegetarian all his life, it's better he stays alive, helps the world, and at the same time can direct the animals conciousness, what a lucky animal! People shouldn't knock his Holiness without knowing the facts. Appearences can be very deceptive!

[Yamarukun]

@bgkarma HH eats 1 time in the couple of months little bit of meat because he has hypatitis b and he will become really sick if he dont eat little bit, but he strongly encourage everyone to be vegeterian moreover, high Lama's such as HH can direct the mind of the being into the next life form some Lamas can dertimen the next life form for the being. HH eats strictly only because the body he lives in at present moment askes for this otherwise he would die.

[MettaTaiChi]

Very beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

[KrfNYC2]

@Kevin7557 I don't know if what you say about plants is true. I'm not sure if we can ever be certain about those claims. But if they are true, I'm not sure that vegetarianism is against the eating of animals because they are intelligent. I think it is because animals feel pain and have a desire to live. I don't know if plants have that. Maybe they do.

[TOLTECAAZTECA]

@Seiosh Actually i do.Chicken taste so fucking gooooooooood.

[Seiosh]

@TOLTECAAZTECA you have no idea!

[neighborlee]

He is almost one..he only eats a vegetarian diet, as is evidenced by his website. wish he were completely vegetarian, but maybe someday ? I am vegan and proud of it, because when I eat, I realize nothing has died, likely in pain, for my nutrition. To do less makes us complicit in their painful deaths,and it is relatively easy to do. Please consider being at least vegetarian, its the compassionate thing to do ;)

[violinoamore]

Video is nice, quotes true and inspiring - but what has dalai lama to do with it ?