It is gorgeous today! Breezy, cool in shade, mostly sunny. A day to be in love with! Our neighbor came up and told us weird news.
Two of their beef calves were killed in the field last night. They were nearly 300lbs each. What could have done that? Bear? Big Cat?
I wonder about mountain Lion or something. I’ve sent someone over to see carcass. Looks like some flank torn, leg pulled back and up.
OM MANI PEDME HUNG for the poor things, will offer my practice for them. 🙁 But you know what? They said the next stop was the feedlot.
It is hard to imagine the suffering these calves go through in a feed lot. They live in pens, have a fetid environment, and they live to be to be killed, to be delicious. They live with their feet hurting always, not allowed to move. Just marble up, KIDS! Stand and eat!
This brings to mind Buddha’s teachings about the sufferings of all beings. Animals suffer from fear and stupidity. Farm animals can easily overpower their keepers. Elephants in the Circus and other animals can take trainers down. But they are fearful and ignorant and unaware they can be in charge.
OM TARE TU TARE TURE SOHA may mother Buddha Tara bless and care for suffering beings. May all suffering in all forms end! Humans suffer from old age, sickness and death. Most never think about that. They think about distraction with which to hide the inevitable.
Buddhists plan, practice and work for a noble death and a good, high rebirth. I do. May ALL beings awaken!
We should awaken in recognition of the clear, undefiled emptiness of the Primordial wisdom state. This is the very ground of being.
It is our very NATURE, as it IS. We must apply method diligently in order to awaken to the true state of recognition- Buddhahood!
And then return, life after life awakened and able to bring much benefit. This is the path of every Bodhisattva! The way of Buddhahood.
From a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
