Guest guest Posted May 2, 2001 Report Share Posted May 2, 2001 As Dr.Albert Schweitzer tells us: "I cannot but have reverence for all that is called life.I cannot avoid compassion for everything that is called life.That is the beginning of morality.Once a man has experienced it and continues to do so he/she is ethical.He carries morality within him/her and can never lose it,for it continues to develop within him.He who has never experienced this has only a set of superficial principles. These theories have no root in him,they do not belong to him,and they fall off him......Reverence for life comprises the whole ethic of love in its deepest and highest sense.It is the source of constant renewal for the individual and for mankind.(Respect for life is compassion,which is a prerequisite for understanding.) (Schweitzer pp 116-177) (1) Ghandiji said;"Cow protection is to me one of the most wonderful phenomena in human evolution. It takes the human being beyond his species.The cow to me means the entire subhuman world.Man through the cow is enjoined to realise his identity with all that lives...She is the mother to millions of Indian(and others),mankind. Om Namah Sivaya Tony. Ye olde Mystick/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2001 Report Share Posted May 3, 2001 Hi Tony, Your subject line says, "Dear Albert says give up the tuna!" Just where does he say that, Tony? Love, Dharma >As Dr.Albert Schweitzer tells us: >"I cannot but have reverence for all that is called life.I cannot >avoid compassion for everything that is called life.That is the >beginning of morality.Once a man has experienced it and continues to >do so he/she is ethical.He carries morality within him/her and can >never lose it,for it continues to develop within him.He who has never >experienced this has only a set of superficial principles. >These theories have no root in him,they do not belong to him,and they >fall off him......Reverence for life comprises the whole ethic of love >in its deepest and highest sense.It is the source of constant renewal >for the individual and for mankind.(Respect for life is >compassion,which is a prerequisite for understanding.) >(Schweitzer pp 116-177) (1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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