20210520 以智導行去病毒Less Killing, More Peace
Everyone has been alarmed by the COVID-19 pandemic that has been going on for a long time. How can we end the pandemic? Every day, I say that best remedy is to live with vigilance and sincere piety. We must heighten our vigilance, keep away from anything that can get us infected, and do what we must do quickly. We must not violate preventive measures. We must practice self-discipline, which means we must not violate preventive measures and that we mush change our bad ways.
Be heightening our vigilance, we will not violate preventive measures. We must change our bad ways quickly. What are we to change first? Our habit of eating meat. Everyone is afraid of the virus. Yet, its origin has been overlooked. Even though more and more people have been infected, the origin of the virus is overlooked. When there are confirmed cases, contact tracing is performed comprehensively. Yet, the origin of the virus receives little attention.
As a saying goes, we may contract diseases in the food we eat is unclean. See how many livestock are raised and the environments they live in. As there are many of them, a lot of excrement is produced, polluting the land severely. Just think, these livestock consume a lot of water and grains and have to be raised for several months or more than half a year. Yet, the meat prepared by killing these animals is consumed by people in a short time. Also, before killing and consuming the animals, people raise them in a cramped, dirty environment.
So, we truly must tap into our wisdom and think about this. The taste of meat lasts but mere seconds. And, if we eat meat, what will the meat become in our body? Nothing but dirty feces. Also, the meat may carry germs that can take this opportunity to enter the human body. If we eat meat that carries such germs, the germs will enter our body and we will contract diseases.
So, we must abstain from eating meat. Let us contemplate this deeply and give rise to empathy toward animals. How can we live out our value in life? We must live a pure life by loving all animals. If we (go vegetarian) and do not harm or kill animals, we can keep our body and mind clean and eliminate our delusion. This is how we can turn our consciousness into wisdom.
"We must sow blessings by guarding our body, mouth, and mind. To guard our body, we must wear a face mask, wash our hands frequently, and do good deeds. Grandmaster tells us that we reap what we sow."
"To guard our mouth, we must o vegetarian and always wear a smile. We must also encourage others to go vegetarian as vegetarianism is a way to protect animals and the Earth."
"To guard our mind, we must pray often and always harbor a calm and still mind. Disasters are occurring around the world. Let us wish for everyone to be safe and well."
See how wise the children are. When we were their age, we were wise and had a pure mind, too. Yet, having been exposed to many things in the world, our mind becomes tainted. This explains why we'd give rise to greed and crave the taste of meat, leading to the killing of many animals.
I often say that we share collective bad karma. In a word, the collective bad karma is created as a result of eating meat. Led by greed and anger, many people like to eat meat and often reproach others. And, with ignorance, they do not choose a vegetarian diet even if it harms no animals and is good for their health. We must curb our desire for meat. To enjoy good health, we need to go vegetarian.
We must be grateful to Mother Nature for providing us with vegetables and grains. Since vegetables and grains are delicious, clean, and filling, we shouldn't kill animals for food. I hope we can all harbor gratitude towards Mother Nature and repent for killing animals. Only human beings can create a pure land in this world, allowing animals to follow the natural cycle of birth and death and for all life to enjoy good health.
If we do not stop the killing of animals, the pandemic will continue even longer. So, let us all call on everyone to go vegetarian. Many countries and regions have experienced and economic depression, and virus infections are found everywhere. No one wants to live in situation. To eliminate the virus, we must all promote vegetarianism. By living a disciplined life for some time, (we can eliminate the virus.) The air will also become fresh again. So, everyone, please tap into your wisdom. Remember to contemplate deeply on how to run consciousness into wisdom.
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