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Sunday
Arjun said: "I do not behold the creature in this world that
supports life without doing any act of injury to others. Animals live upon animals, the stronger upon the weaker. The mongooose devours mice; the cat devours the mongoose; the dog devours the cat; the dog is again devoured by the spotted leopard. Behold all things again are devoured by the Destroyer when he comes!
This mobile and immobile universe is food for living creatures.
This has been ordained by the gods. The very ascetics cannot support their lives without killing creatures. In water, on earth, and fruits, there are innumerable creatures. It is not true that one does not slaughter them. What higher duty is there than supporting one's life? There are many creatures that are so minute that their existence can only be inferred. With the falling of the the eyelids alone, they are destroyed."
Hindu quote
supports life without doing any act of injury to others. Animals live upon animals, the stronger upon the weaker. The mongooose devours mice; the cat devours the mongoose; the dog devours the cat; the dog is again devoured by the spotted leopard. Behold all things again are devoured by the Destroyer when he comes!
This mobile and immobile universe is food for living creatures.
This has been ordained by the gods. The very ascetics cannot support their lives without killing creatures. In water, on earth, and fruits, there are innumerable creatures. It is not true that one does not slaughter them. What higher duty is there than supporting one's life? There are many creatures that are so minute that their existence can only be inferred. With the falling of the the eyelids alone, they are destroyed."
Hindu quote
posted by Russell CJ Duffy # 9:28 am 
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That's some basic truth. 'cept these days we human creatures are destroying all the other creatures we so desperately need, food ain't got nothin' to do with why. Yeah, humans. Pretty stupid as far as creatures go.
ah...this was very inspiring to me cuz of some things that are going on. glad you posted it.
much hope
much hope
Squareheads right, man behaves like a predator without any natural controls. A wolf population will decline with the shrinking of the deer population, man has managed to turn all things into prey items. The feedback from this overshoot of carry capacity for man will be what either brings him completly out of the cave and moves him one step closer to true enlightenment or ?
The angel cried and said you are not finished yet.
Nice wise words cj
peace
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The angel cried and said you are not finished yet.
Nice wise words cj
peace
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