Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Caring for Life and a Vegetarian Diet
護生與素食
The Sutra of the Contemplation of Mind says, “All Sentient beings reincarnate within the Five Realms. During their many lives, they are each other’s parents. This means that all men are our kind fathers, and all women are our kind mothers.
It also says, “Sentient beings of various kinds reincarnate within the Six Realms, like a wheel turning unceasingly”. They are the parents and siblings of each other, and they share grace with each other life after life.
If we eat meat, we may be eating the meat of our benefactors! Isn’t it immoral to be so ungrateful?
《心地觀經》:一切眾生,輪轉五道,經百千劫,於多生中,互為父母;以互為父母故,一切男子即是慈父,一切女人即是悲母。又說:有情輪迴生六道,猶如車輪無始終;互為父母為兄弟,生生世世互有恩。既然生生世世彼此都互有恩惠,那我們沒有吃素,而去吃肉,萬一吃到他的肉,豈不是恩將仇報?
Namo Amituofo!
