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{ Monthly Archives } September 2007

Must a Buddhist be Vegetarian?

I am asked: “does Buddhism necessitate vegetarianism?”
Considering that Siddhartha wasn’t a vegetarian, I’d say “no”. On the other hand, there are lots of people who disagree. I think Stephen Mitchell wrote an extensive apologia for vegetarianism, although I can’t find a reference to it. (It may have been back in the old [...]

2007 09 01 Charlie Skillful Means Comments (0)

Maxim

In any intolerable situation, the essential step toward making that situation more tolerable is change.The single universal truth is that if nothing changes, then nothing changes.

2007 09 01 Charlie Maxims Comments (0)

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