mike..we are all ONE .. animal mineral and vegetable..and the HUMAN is a composite of these.. respect this and your at the foot of the mountain ready to climb to the top to see the true nature of reality...merle
Hong, You fall into the same trap you started your point with. Cows don't choose to give their milk out of compassion - it's taken. The farmer, however, can choose to share or give that milk to another. Or could simply choose to stop taking the milk pout of compassion for the cow. This is not to say that other animals don't demonstrate rare instances of something we call 'compassion' (usually to their own species), but it's demonstrably not as developed as it is in humans (citing instances of human cruelty ala Merle, does *not* negate this human trait). Yes, there is a balance in nature that humans are close to destroying. I'm a firm believer in the Gaia principle, but it still is undeniable that humans, as a species, have a developed sense of spirituality that is unique (or just more highly developed than other species). As Bill! pointed out, whether this is a blessing or a curse is something worth considering. I err on the side of a gift worth developing. It might be the only way we'll survive in the foreseeable future. Mike Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]>; To: <[email protected]>; Subject: Re: [Zen] rise above Sent: Tue, Jun 25, 2013 3:19:34 AM i think we have all been talking more about instances of acts in nature/wildlife looked through an improper lens. take away what ants do or wolves or cockroaches and you affect a very wonderful balance of life--and yes species have left this earth (kind of, just look at petroleum) and there has been a rebalancing. heck, trees aren't considered sentient and we all know how important those are w/o even wondering if they're doing wrong or right or being compassionate or not. the "enlightened" mu and the cow's seem nary a difference. what do u expect the cow to walk you across the street or buy you a drink?? it's way is MUCH more compassionate...perhaps incomprehensibly so. hong On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Merle Lester <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > yes bill,.... point taken..however is this not rare?...it's the wolf in >them...however please take the time to study wolves..they are amazingly >sensitive creatures and do rise above the kill factor ..merle > > > >Here's some good examples of animals (pet dogs in this case) transcending >their natural instincts to hunt, kill and eat. > > >http://hooplaha.com/things-dogs-teach-us/ > > >...Bill! > > > > >--- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@... wrote: >> >> Joe, > >Funnily enough I was going to mention acting with spontaneous compassion, but >then thought better of it as people here would more than likely responded >with, "but animals act spontaneously, too". > >Yes, I've seen that Joseph Campbell interview. It supplied me with a life-long >maxim that resonated when I was only about 17. "Follow your bliss". An amazing >mind. I also liked his the God of a Thousand Faces (I think it was called). > >Mike > > >Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad >> > > >
