To moj pierwszy pierwszy post tutaj wiec kilka slow o mnie.
Buddyzm w roznych postaciach pojawial sie w moim zyciu od zawsze, 2 lata temu zupelnie nieoczekiwanie dla samej siebie przyjelam Schronienie.
Tybet mi sie czesto sni, najczesciej w tych snach stoje na strazy, jestem ta ktora broni.
Dostalam dzisiaj list ze swojego osrodka Kagyu w Chicago, a w nim zalecenia od Jego Swiatobliwosci Karmapy na temat wegetarianizmu.
Konkretnie zaleca on zaprzestanie jedzenia miesa. List dolaczylam w wersji angielskiej.
Ciekawi mnie co o tym myslicie ? Ja przez wiekszosc zycia bylam wegetarianka, pozniej jakos to sie rozpadlo bo wlaczylam logike i myslenie na zasadzie, ze zwierzat nie zabijaja specjalnie dla mnie. Od kilku tygodni mysle o weganizmie i dzisiaj sie pojawil ten list i ja wiem, ze jestem zupelnie na to gotowa, zeby nie jesc miesa.
Jakie macie podejscie do jedzenia miesa ?
Pozdrawiam.
B.
Dear Sangha,
Holly Wilson, daughter of assistant director Mary Nistler, has communicated to us an important message for all karma kagyu practitioners that His Holiness Karmapa made at a recent talk in India in the past few days.
First of all he expressed his desire to come to the West in 2007. Second he made the following comments about vegetarianism and prolonging the life of the lama(s). Please read below.
Hi Mom,
Well, so much it seems has been happening here. The monlom ended last evening with a light ceremony in which the Karmapa, under the Bodhi tree sang prayers in Tibetan, Chinese, and English. It was so beautiful I was crying. And it's also because of what he told us yesterday. This seems important to share with his centers and I am sure you may hear from KTD about this at some point-- at least the Karmapas orders about vegetarianism at his centers. Anyway, yesterday the Karmapa talked for a long time on why not to eat meat or fish (he has been a vegetarian for a few years), he said it is not right for people on the bodhissattva path to eat meat because it's not fitting with the vows we take. In the middle of his talk he was very adamant, implying, by quoting the 8th Karmapa that we were not Karma Kagyu's if we continued to eat meat.
At the end he softened it by giving us choices of vows to take to at least greatly reduce or stop eating for a period of time (I took the 3 year vow yesterday)-- and it's because of what he said. The Karmapa told us yesterday when he was telling us not to eat meat that when he was young he had a dream in which a fortune teller appeared to him and asked to see his palm. The fortune teller told the Karmapa that his life would be in danger when he was 23 or 24 (he is now 21). Yesterday the Karmapa told us that recently he had a dream in which that same fortune teller appeared and reminded the Karmapa of this danger. The Karmapa said he awoke terrified, his heart pounding. A few moments later the Karmapa said that the best way to prolong the life of the lama is to save lives and the best way to do this is to not eat meat. He said that that is the best way to prolong the life of the Dalai Lama and Apo Gagga (he is refering to himself, his childhood name). This brought tears to our eyes I must say. It is clear what he is saying. He said he wants all Karma Kagyu centers around the world to stop serving meat (may be tricky at some as so many lamas eat meat)-- but, that is what he said. I took the 3 year vow to abstain because of this threat in 2-3 years that the Karmapa may face, and so did Yeshe. Yeshe also recommended devoting ourselves to reciting his long life prayer.
Bardor Rinpoche said that this has been his Holiness's wish for a while now and that we all need to make our own decisions about this and do the best we can. "