On Mar 17, 2005, at 11:59 AM, kyukyo wrote: > I Met No Vegetarian Zen Monks In Japan. We Were Served > Curry Chicken At Each Monastery We Stayed At On Our > Begging Rounds.
I'm sure it was delicious. > I Also Think You Do > Not Really Understand The Nature Of The Begging > Bowl.... One Offers The Bowl And Accepts Whatever Is > Offered.... No. I understand the Nature of The Begging Bowl. I was saying that since the Begging Bowl has gone by the wayside in the Western and North American practice of Buddhism, that perhaps the eating of meat in that New York State monastery is some kind of concious adaptation to a preferred diet. I don't know. I am a mere layperson, not an ordained monk, not a member or even neighbour to the monastery, and as such, probably shouldn't even proffer an opinion. I should think, and here I tread on dangerous ground of opinion and speculation, that a monastery in North America, in a country which consumes a disproportionate amount of the worlds resources, might make an effort at least to set an example not to take life. I am the homekeeper of my family. If I lived alone, as I once did, I would be vegetarian. As such I cannot make that decision for my children or my wife. I make the decision whenever I can to choose vegetarian options for myself. I also recognize that the choice I can make depends on where and how I live, and that others may or may not be able to make that choice. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. __________<http://home.golden.net/~samu>__________ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
