Sacred Cows and more. root of so many problems greed

[Guest guest]

If we are paying attention, I don't see how any truly open person

could not feel that our treatment of animals is a worldwide tragedy

and crisis.

 

Having said that. PETA I do not support because there methods are

not dharmic.

 

We need balanced, sane and mature voices to gain credibilty on this

issue, which will not be solved instantaneously, but only after an

evolution in awareness on a global level.

 

our abuse to animals is also the root of food shortages, bad health,

pollution and waste of resources. I can see this in my own life. I

notice that I don't really need that much food....and I definitely

don't need to eat animals....the mythology, habits and programming

around food are truly intense.

 

When I was doing lap Seva once, someone brought food up to Amma to

be blessed. As one of the Seva ladies went to pull the food away

from Amma, Amma in a play acting way began to pull the food back in

a greedy fashion. She opened the package furiously (hot peppers and

hot onions and pastries) she popped these into her mouth and chewed

ravaneously. Of course everyone began laughing. The Seva person

tried to take the food away a second time. Amma gave her a dirty

look, yanked the food back and began stuffing the pastry in her

mouth, food flying every where and falling down her body. It was so

funny, but right in middle of this performance her eyes twinjled and

she looked at me knowingly.

 

I felt a shiver down my spine, because I realized that she was

describing my own relationship to food. greedy grabby, eating far

too much. I have since slowly worked on eating less and fasting each

week. When I eat less, my health improves DRAMATICALLY.

 

NAMAH SHIVAYA!!!

 

 

 

Ammachi, "Ananthasree" <ananthasree>

wrote:

>

> Namah Shivayah Prajna,

>

> I just had to "virtually" stand up and second all of the below

statements. I volunteer at an

> animal sanctuary for neglected and abused animals, and many of the

animals have been

> rescued from slaughter houses and severe torture. It is amazing to

interact with these

> evolved beings, and see how much they give love even after having

been so disrespected

> and tortured by the human race. The issue of animal rights is very

close to my heart, and I

> appreciate your passion. Animal rights is not a secondary issue to

Amma, for we are all

> her children. I remember reading somewhere when someone asked Amma

about her

> stance on vegetarianism, she replied something to the effect

of "Why take the life of an

> innocent animal if it is not necessary". Of course Amma would

support animal

> compassion...have you ever seen her interact with animals? So

beautiful.

> Really, I cannot understand eating the corpse of a previously

tortured animal. It appears as

> absurd to me, and breaks my heart as well.

> I do take the issue of animal rights personally....because I see

these animals

> everyday....they come from abuse, neglect and auctions where they

are scheduled to be

> someones hamburger. I do take it personally because I see their

love, compassion and

> pure innocence and it reminds me of everything my Divine Mother

speaks of.

> So yeah, I guess I am a PETA supporting, Birkenstock wearing,

> 60's throwback, animal rights shouter... But I

> am also Amma's daughter....and I am all of these things because

her compassion inspires

> me.

>

> BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR COMPASSIONATE QUEST!

>

> In Amma's Service,

>

> Ananthasree

>

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[Guest guest]

Namah Shivayah!

 

Thank you for sharing this wonderful story! I could see it so clearly. I love her ingenius

ways of teaching.

 

Ever Longing,

 

Ananthasree

 

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