----- Original Message ----- From: "Maura Santangelo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:08 AM Subject: hhdl eats chicken??
> > Dear Kirk, > > I was at the spring teaching in Dharamsala this year. Here are a few > things I > remember from my time there re chickens: > The Tibetan youth group was running a very strong campaign against eating > meat, > with posters, books, talks. > HH, during the teachings, made reference to the fact that he had stopped > eating meat > years ago, went back to it when it was recommeded by his doctors. NOw he > is > vegetarian again. He specifically talked about the horrors of the ways we > raise > animals for food and used chicken farms as an example. Apparently some > development organization helped start some chicken farms in the Tibetan > communities in India several years ago, these have all been closed. How > interesting > that the controversy revolves around chickens. > There were several Tibetans from China who had come for the teachings, how > much > more interesting that the issue is about chickens. > > Peace, > > Maura > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
