Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Care of Life and a Vegetarian Diet
護生與素食
The most precious thing in our life is life. If the safety of our body is threatened, we will feel panic, pain and agony. It is the same for the people on the other side. So, being a vegetarian is a direct and indirect way of not taking other lives, and even protecting those lives. It also allows us to accumulate great merit and virtues.
So, being a vegetarian is a way of living virtuously. Opening a veggie restaurant is also a way of practicing compassion and generosity. We need not worry whether it makes a profit or loses money. The important thing is that it facilitates more people to eat a vegetarian diet.
人生最貴重的是生命,如果有人危害到我們的人身安全,我們都會恐懼、痛苦、產生怨恨,反之,對方也是這樣。所以,如果我們吃素, 就是直接、間接的不殺害牠的命,甚至是在積極地保護牠的命,這樣的話,功德是很大的。
所以,行善從吃素開始。至於開素食館,不管賺多賺少,都是功德一樁,因為他讓很多人方便吃素。
Namo Amituofo!
