Buddhist Vegetarian Leafletting, SF, April 27-29

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Friends

HH Dalai Lama will be in San Francisco, April 27-29. Thousands of

Buddhists will be going to see him. I will be handing out leaflets

asking Buddhists to become vegetarians. Would you like to help promote

vegetarianism? It will take a relatively small effort, and could have a

big impact.

 

HH Karmapa recently asked anyone who considers themselves to be his

student, to stop eating meat, or at least reduce their meat eating. He

also wants them to stop selling meat. He is requiring all his affiliated

centers and monasteries to stop buying, cooking, and serving meat. Most

practitioners have not heard about this. We are going to tell them. Many

people have great respect for HH Karmapa. When they hear about his

message, some of them will stop eating meat.

 

HH Dalai Lama made a speech to Tibetans last year, in which he asked

them to reduce their meat consumption, and to stop the trade in wild

animal furs. Unfortunately, this speech is not yet translated into

English. I'm asking translators if they could do this. If someone

translates this speech by the time of HHDL's SF visit, his message can

be in the leaflet.

 

There have always been vegetarians in the vajrayana tradition, such as

Patrul and Shabkar, but they have been a small minority. Now things are

changing. Young Tibetans in the exile community have started

organizations to promote animal rights and vegetarianism. They have

opened Tibetan vegetarian restaurants in India. Thousands of Tibetans

have gone vegetarian, including some monks. Chatral Rinpoche's teachings

on vegetarianism are being published (he's the regent of HH Dudjom

Rinpoche).

 

Can leafletting influence people? Yes. Vegetarian activists say that

every time they hand out literature at college campuses, shopping areas,

and events, some people decide to become vegetarians.

 

Please help spread the vegetarian message. Let's help animals, people

and the earth. How you can help:

Contact me to help with leafletting.

Pass this email along to anyone you think may be interested:

vegetarians, dharma practitioners, translators, whomever.

 

For more info please go to

RawVeg.info/BuddhistVegetarian

<http://rawveg.info/buddhistvegetarian.html>

 

Thank you.

 

Jordan Rothstein

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