I Lived In Rural Areas For Years. I Have Yet To Meet
Anyone Who Hunted Out Of Either Hatred Or Anger. I Do
Think That When You React To A Situation Out Of Anger
And Ignorance It Is Anger And Ignorance You Teach By
Example. You Cannot Make Yourself Responsible For The
Peace In The Hearts Of Your Family And Friends, Nor
Can You Put Peace There For Them. Taking The Precepts
Is Not A Ticket On The Peace Train. There Is Nothing
Magic In A Vow That Will Change How You Respond In A
Challenging Situation. You Still Must Create A
Different Response. No One But You Can Create The
Peace You Seek, And No Hunter Can Disturb It Unless
You Let Them. Vows Easily Taken Are Even More Easily
Broken. It Will Take A Lifetime Of Creating Peace
Moment By Moment In Order To Teach Peace To Others By
Example. I Would Suggest You Quit Making Excuses For
Your Past Pathetic Attempts And Start To Create Real
Peace In This Moment. Then In The Next. Then In The
Next Till You Run Out Of Moments.
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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], kyukyo
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Perhaps It Is Anger At A Percieved Violation Of
Your
> > Sanctuary That Has You Upset.
>
> It is the killing that has upset me, and the way the
entire
> situation was handled.
>
> There Is No Place You
> > Can Go, Nor Will Any Effort Succeed In Creating An
> > Oasis Where Nothing Suffers Or Dies.
>
> It is true that we suffer and die, but when others
inflict suffering
> and death out of cruelity and hatred would it not be
equally wrong
> to condone or ignore it ? I tried to stop it, was
willing to go to
> jail to stop it, and I paid for it. My tossing of
decoys was
> compared to a theif dropping the money at the bank
doors when he saw
> the cops. I was charged with theft even tho nothing
was taken. I was
> also charged with harassement. I was put into a
diversion programme
> and was to do community service. Later when the
hunters put a dead
> goose (killed out of season) on our family doorstep,
the entire
> event got brushed under the rug even tho my daughter
and the
> landowners daughter gave me the names of those that
committed the
> act.
>
> 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.
>
> I admit since the original event, and since the time
I have joined a
> sangha group I have more peace, but that doesn't
mean that my family
> and friends are able to obtain the same peace.
>
> 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.
>
> This is why I took the precepts on my own, so I can
be more aware of
> the anger and handle the situation differently this
time without
> feeding the anger.
>
> > You Cannot Brow Beat Or Sue Others Into Peace.
>
> My next step of action I thought could be to
sue...maybe they will
> see that my beliefs against killing animals is the
same as their
> beliefs of 'loving thy neighbor as thyself'. Could
I not take a
> stand for moral reasons to stop the hunting beside
our home ?
>
> You
> > Cannot Force Peace To Grow In Anothers Heart.
>
> Shouldn't I be teaching them by example ?
>
> 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.
>
> This takes time and proper teaching and dedication
to nuture the
> seed of peace in this world .
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
>
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >> >
> > > 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.
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