It is good to be vegetarian. A vegetarian diet is healthy, a vegetarian diet is environmentally friendly, and a vegetarian diet is compassionate. The body and blood of people who eat a regular vegetarian diet are alkaline; those who often eat meat and fish have an acidic body; and all people with cancer have an acidic constitution. A vegetarian diet is healthy, a vegetarian diet is environmentally friendly, and a vegetarian diet is compassionate.

Eating vegetarian food - cultivating compassion

The Master will continue to tell everyone today that when we study Buddhism, why should we be vegetarian and why should we not kill animals? In fact, Bodhisattva has long told us that all living beings possess Buddha nature. What are sentient beings? All sentient beings with life have Buddha nature. For example, if our ancestors or our younger generations have committed evil, after they pass away, they will have been reincarnated as animals. At that time, if it is a dog in your home, if you kill the dog, In fact, you are killing a living being. Moreover, the Bodhisattva said that all living beings have Buddha nature, and they should all be regarded as Buddhas. What does it mean to treat everyone as a Buddha? That is to regard everything as a Bodhisattva, because a Buddha and a Bodhisattva see all living beings as Buddhas. We say that Buddha is all living beings, and all living beings are Buddhas. Therefore, we already have the basis for becoming a Buddha. We may have been Buddhas in the past, and we may become Buddhas in the future. I have become a Buddha, and you have not become a Buddha. If you can believe in this, you have already achieved the precepts. In other words, I may already be a Buddha, or I may have been a Buddha in the past, and you will be the Buddha in the future. Just like we call many people "little Bodhisattva" now, if we can believe in this, everyone believes that we will definitely become a Buddha. , your ring is complete. If you can respect all sentient beings, if you regard all sentient beings as Buddhas, your world and your qualities have already been fulfilled, which means that you can already believe that you are an unachieved Buddha.

So, we must abstain from killing animals. We cannot kill people because we want to kill wild beasts or animals, fight with them, or kill people for their bodies so that they can please us. You kill someone and then eat it yourself, add some soy sauce and vinegar, and you think it is very delicious, but in fact, how cruel this is. As you all know, there is a restaurant in Guangdong that sells monkeys. The monkeys are just like people. The little monkeys are kept in small cages. When those little monkeys saw a person coming in, everyone covered their eyes because the killing started immediately. , immersed the small cage in the water, and the little monkey died. When these little monkeys saw their colleagues being killed like this, they had no choice but to cover their eyes. Just like the Japanese killed Chinese people in the past, we saw them killing our compatriots on the sidelines. What can we do? You know, killing is a heinous sin, and those who kill will go to hell. People in the world have become accustomed to killing. How many people do you know who are killing? Do you know how many chickens and ducks are killed every day? In a small place like Hong Kong alone, 10 million chickens are killed every day. Think about it, killing is such a sin. But now we kill chickens, ducks, dogs and rabbits casually without taking it seriously. We still want to eat. How can we keep eating?

We have become accustomed to many things. Just like swearing at others, we have also become accustomed to killing animals, so we must understand that we cannot kill animals. Including offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, raising relatives and entertaining guests, if there is no meat, it cannot be a ritual. These are all the past ideas. It is believed that meat can only have this ritual, but without meat, it cannot be a ritual. Think about it, if you have to raise relatives and entertain guests, It is also extremely tragic to think that you have to use meat to worship gods and ancestors, and exchange other people's lives for your support. Killing other people's flesh shows your sincere filial piety. Parents are not willing to accept this, so you kill other people's spiritual beings to show your filial piety. After many people kill animals, they will separate from each other and their lives will become more and more pitiful. Just like a person who kills pigs, his family will not be rich in this life, his life will be miserable, and his emotional luck will become worse and worse. Think about it, some sentient beings who have reincarnated in the six realms since the beginning of time may be our parents, brothers, wives, and dependents. Think about it, they were all our relatives in the past. If they were reincarnated in the animal realm, you would still In a cycle of revenge and killing. Bodhisattva once advised us in scriptures to abstain from killing living beings. We must know not to kill, because we must have compassion. Only if we can cultivate compassion can we abstain from killing. There are even fewer people who believe in it and practice it. Therefore, we must learn the great compassion of Buddhism and cannot use other people's bodies to support others or ourselves. This is an obstacle.

Dear listeners, everyone knows that the great compassion of the Buddha manifests itself in everything, not just for people. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are for all living beings, so we must avoid killing, even small creatures. Things like shells, clams, pig teeth, tripe, beef liver, etc. are all things that make people uneasy after eating them, because these things enter your body, because you eat things that are animal-like and human-like. Among them, in fact, your heart will be contaminated with those elements of animals. The truth is that simple. How many people understand it? For example: I was originally a good person, but after the theories of gangsters and robbers were poured into my mind, I no longer looked like a human being. You were like a gangster or a robber. Your theories have made you a bad person. I have forgotten that I am a human being. Therefore, we must understand that we did not understand and did not know. That was in the past. Now we understand, understand, and we are enlightened. We can no longer kill animals, let alone kill and eat animals. You have to think about it, when you kill an animal, it also feels pain. It has feelings, but it can’t speak.

Some people say that those who cannot speak were born for me to eat. Is it possible that if you have a mute brother in your family, should you kill him too? Have you eaten? These are absurd arguments. The director told everyone that you must not kill animals. You must know that although humans and animals have different shapes, souls and consciousnesses, their pain points are the same. They are all living beings, just like a child who is ignorant. Like a sensible adult, they are also human beings. You cannot treat them as foreign objects. Therefore, every animal, including advanced animals like humans, has spiritual sensitivity. In other words, spiritual objects have intelligence and understanding. We pay attention to the Five Ethics and Eight Virtues, which means that we don’t let people kill, steal, commit adultery or drink alcohol. What we say is that we don’t let people harm others, and we don’t harm ourselves. What we are talking about is to get along with each other sincerely, and we must love animals and people. Therefore, killing and eating their meat, that is to say, after you kill animals and then eat the meat of those animals, you will get retribution. Think about it, everyone, in Chinese history, many, many people received karmic retribution because of killing. In history, many people killed people, but in the end they were not rewarded. Think about Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi. He killed countless people. His final outcome was to be killed. What good outcome could he have? Since ancient times, those who kill must kill themselves.

We must learn from the sage’s point of view. We cannot use others, and we cannot use animals to nourish our bodies. You must know that if someone harms people or living things, his descendants will definitely be mediocre and extinct. In other words, if the ancestors do not accumulate virtue, it will definitely affect their next generation; if the ancestors are not moral, it will definitely affect their descendants. The next generation. The director of the station has an audience. His ancestors have a murderous karma, and all his children are mentally ill. Therefore, you must understand that "the surplus of happiness and disaster is the surplus of happiness and disaster." In other words, you have a little bit of trouble now. Small disasters and small happiness are all because you did a few good things and a lot of bad things in your previous life. Those who have accumulated good deeds have already received the next life and will be much better than those of us who don’t understand it now. Therefore, we parents must consider our children. We cannot do many things that are harmful to nature, because if you do things that are harmful to nature, you will affect the growth of your next generation. For example, in Australia, many people don't take care of their bodies. Many women drink and smoke when they are pregnant, and eventually give birth to children with disabilities. After the children arrive in the world, they suffer. Isn't it caused by the mother? When the child came to this world, he suffered so much and was looked down upon by others in school. He could learn well in school, but he could not. He looked half big and half small. As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he knew there was something wrong with his brain. , you have brought a lifetime of pain to the child, and this is all your own doing.

So, people must understand that we must stop the quickness of the moment. Many people feel very happy when they have something in their mouths. However, they cannot understand that they will suffer great disasters forever. They will suffer these disasters forever, and they will be passed down to their descendants. Listeners, it has been medically confirmed that people who often eat vegetarian food will have a peaceful mind, people who often eat vegetarian food will be as beautiful as flowers and grass, and people who often eat vegetarian food will grow taller and taller like ears of rice, but their The head will still hang lower and lower, and it will be modest and cautious.

Think about it, everyone, carnivores have sharp teeth, but we humans are not carnivores in the first place. Our intestines are very long. If you learn a little knowledge, you will know that human intestines are very long, which is good for digestion. But the intestines of carnivores, such as tigers and lions, are very short. Therefore, when the meat enters the carnivore, it excretes it quickly. But after people eat the meat, it goes around and around in the intestines. There is no way around it. Think about it, if this meat is not kept in the refrigerator, it will stink in a few hours. Although we cook it desperately before eating it, it is still meat after all, and it is turning around in your stomach. After a long time, it still can't be transferred out or absorbed. After a long time, why won't things grow in the intestines? So we must understand that we cannot eat meat, let alone live animals. Doctors have long advised us to eat more vegetarian foods as we grow older. Eating more vegetarian foods is good for our health.

I have said so much to my friends in the audience today, hoping that everyone will have compassion. Where is the compassion of people today? A little girl in Foshan, Guangdong, who was only two years old, was run over by a car. No one of the more than 10 people nearby came to save her. Only an auntie who picked up garbage came to save her and took out her own garbage bag. Twenty-four thousand yuan was donated to her. Aren’t people today upside down? What on earth do rich people do? For money, fame, and profit, they do harmful things all day long, bully others all day long, and are selfish all day long. In order to achieve the purpose of making money, they do not hesitate to harm other people's interests. And those scavengers, those old mothers, their consciences still exist. This is why those who practiced cultivation in the previous life will have blessings in this life, and those who have blessings in this life will not practice cultivation in this life. When he waits for his next life, he will not have blessings. Reported. Therefore, only those who endure hardship will cultivate their minds; only those who endure hardship will know how to cherish happiness. He who does not endure some hardships cannot be happy. Just like a child born into a wealthy family, money is just a numerical concept to him. Will this child cherish money? And why a poor child can become a master early is because he knows that money is hard-earned.