Perhaps It Is Anger At A Percieved Violation Of Your
Sanctuary That Has You Upset. There Is No Place You
Can Go, Nor Will Any Effort Succeed In Creating An
Oasis Where Nothing Suffers Or Dies. The Universes
Will Not Shift In Response To Your Desires Or To Mine.
Instead Of Creating More Anger And Suffering In Your
Neighborhood, You Might Try Taking Your Ideas Out Of
Some Fictional Shangra La And Bring Yourself To Being
Peace Right In The Real Place Right Where You Are Are
Amidst All The Suffering And Pain. If You Come To
Understand That This Place Your Karma Has Brought You
To Is Also The Place Where Hunters Kill In Reality, It
Then Requires A Realistic Response. The Only Way To
Put Some Peace Into This Place Is To Bring It
Yourself. You Cannot Create Peace By Feeding Anger.
You Cannot Brow Beat Or Sue Others Into Peace. You
Cannot Force Peace To Grow In Anothers Heart. All You
Do Is Plant The Seed Of Peace In Your Own Heart And
Nurture It Till It Is Strong Enough To Survive In The
Real World Right There.
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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Jill,
>
> I have been struggling with my reaction to the
violence being
> inflicted upon the wildlife in the fields beside our
home. I had
> felt so at peace and fortunate when we moved to the
country, until I
> had to deal with seeing /hearing beautiful animals
being mamed and
> killed.
>
> In a nutshell I took action against the hunters and
the landowner,
> gone to court over my actions, and when actions were
taken against me
> in the form of a hate crime by the hunters, no
justice was served.
>
> I found out that my spouse has been handling other
incidents without
> my knowledge until recently, which has brought anger
and hate into my
> thoughts.
>
> It is not only my love of animals, but it is the
safety concerns, and
> the fact that the landowner himself does not hunt. I
had begged him
> to stop allowing the hunting, asked if we could buy
the fields or
> even pay him not to let hunters to hunt. The only
progress I made
> with talking to landowner and writing a letter, was
that he said he
> would let us know ahead of time so I could leave my
home and we could
> keep our dogs indoors while they were hunting. He
has not done this.
>
> Yesterday I decided that if I took the vow of the
Five Precepts it
> would help me regain my self control I feel I've
lost with
> cultivating loving kindness towards all.
>
> Regarding karma, I am aware that even if I take no
action, my spouse
> will, and his karma will not be beneficial to
changing society. Also
> I am aware that my being 'happy' when the karma
catches up with those
> I feel are hurting others is also not good karma.
>
> Mediation has helped along with the Buddhist
teachings, but it takes
> time ! I apprecitate all the information I learn
from this group.
>
> Thank you,
> Jackie
>
>
>
> > for example, i feel that if we want to reduce
violence in our
> society,
> > then we have to make some effort at creating a
humane environment
> for
> > people to live in. at the same time i recognize
that no matter how
> > unfairly i feel i've been treated, it is my
responsibility (at least
> > to try) not to echo that cruelty back into the
world.
> >
> > i guess this comes back to the notion that "our
only real
> possessions
> > are our actions". so, i would agree that we are
responsible for how
> > we respond to our feelings (including shaping new
feelings). but
> > that feelings may arise from an environment which
is beyond my
> control.
>
>
>
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