For the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking more and more about becoming vegan. It started when Rinpoche asked us to watch Earthlings. It reminded me why I stopped eating meat, and introduced (what was then) a very troubling thought to my mind – what is the difference between an egg and a chicken? The […]

Particular attention should be paid to rebuttal #6 “Well, you kill other bugs, so who cares if you eat honey?” – Source: http://www.vegetus.org/honey/other.htm

All sentient beings should have at least one right – the right not to be treated as property Gary L. Francione

What a nice way to start the day, with the release of budgies and finches at Rinpoche’s residence. This of course, isn’t the first time Rinpoche has had us release birds. And we don’t just release the birds and leave them to die. Knowing that they might have difficulties surviving in the wild, Rinpoche also […]

Is life really a toy to be played with?

Just wanted to share with everyone a text that I received from Rinpoche earlier. It was received after a long exhausting day of chasing down a dog that has captured all of our hearts…it is incredible how much one being can suffer. It’s a message we can all learn something from 🙂 Dear Martin, Fang, […]

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