Thank you for your remark. After that, I will always think several times before posting anything.Aryjna wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 5:02 pm
I cannot delete it but my point is that no one here said that you should be killing animals to eat meat. It is more a case of not rejecting meat, when it is available, because rejecting it does nothing for the animal, while eating it is helpful. Anyway, it was probably a good idea to not to start this debate on this thread once again after all.
In that context of killing, it is not for consumption. I used those points to show how the narrative was shifted without showing correlation. The power of mantra, heavenly rebirth, karmic connection, etc. by consuming the meat are just the shift. As the point is offensive, I will not talk further.
It is one of the absurd argument saying that by eating few livestock monthly (i.e. even for the sake of ganacakra) as if one is benefiting large number. It is better to check animalclock. It is better to know how many animals are killed in the snap of the figure. If one knows, then it could be really nice narrative to promote own meat eating habit in elegant fashion. However, it is just a skillful means. By eating, one is going to benefit the number that in counted in the hand. Without eating, one can do benefit and connect with innumerable. To connect (or to make very strong connection), one needs to touch by tongue and stomach is not very convincing, either. An example: If one has proficiency in alternative healing art, it is not necessary to touch other. Touching is just for beginners, or depends on some cases. However, the point is already made; it is a skillful means for those interested in meat consumption.
From another perspective, stopping consumption of meat by few people does not change the nature of the samsara. Meat would be beneficial to some other people. Probably meat is minimizing the risk of food shortage crisis that I do not know.From Compassionate ActionEven in the Vajrayana, meat is forbidden until one attains the ultimate view of pure perception.