To: K-list
Recieved: 1999/11/26 13:25
Subject: [K-list] Awareness, compassion etc etc
From: Tony O'Clery
On 1999/11/26 13:25, Tony O'Clery posted thus to the K-list:
Namaste All, Jan, Dan, et al,
Yes I do have compassion for those who eat meat; for I
am aware of the karma and impediments it causes, or
is. It is ok to intellectualise about non-duality, but
that is an attachment and duality itself, who writes
this? It seems to me that there are impediments for
remembering that we are free and not in bondage. That
we are Liberation and don't have to seek, just wake
up.
These impediments all boil down to the ego and a lack
of awareness, They are the scum on top of the pond
that stops the sun's reflection. Once gone all is
clean, but until the slightest scum is cleaned, there
is that impediment to remembering or liberation. That
slight scum holds us in the manomayakosa that we love
so well(sounds like a very old song).
Unless we can move above the mind to the
vijnanamayakosa there will be no liberation. I feel
sorry for those that can't connect their food with the
suffering of the animal.
With regard to plants again they do react to
suffering, of another plant for example, but they
don't have the comprehensive nervous system of an
animal. It is faulty logic to compare them, don't you
think? It would be another step to nuts and berries,
but what I am talking about is 'intent'. If a person
takes a step to being a vegetarian it is a step in
purifying the buddhi and toward the vijnanamayakosa.
That is perhaps rationalisation but it is to do with
intent and motive to cause the least harm one can.
Ahimsa is much broader than this though, but this
isn't the topic of this post.
Another impediment is the dissemination of animal
qualities into man along with the meat. As long as one
eats meat and builds up these animal qualities, one
will never be aware of a reason not to eat meat, as
the animal isn't either. I realise that not all will
do so in this life but making a start somewhere is
important.
Love and Sai Ram, Tony.
=====
http://members.xoom.com/aoclery/ (glossary incl?)
Keep on truckin-Chant the Gayatri! Breathe So----Ham!
"God is formless. In order to merge in the formless God,
you have to give up identification with the body."
"There is only one 'Soul' and 'That' is God." Sai Baba.
__________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place.
Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com
DISCLAIMER!
Home | Archive Index | Search the archives | Subscribe
K. List FAQ | Kundalini FAQs | Signs and Symptoms | Awakening Experiences | K. list Polls | Member Essays | Meditations | List Topics | Art Gallery | Cybrary | Sitemap | Email the moderators.
symbol.