Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 I am not a great Paul McCartney fan, but found this debate on vegetarianism interesting. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/mccartneys%20meat%20row%20with%20da\ lai%20lama_1089529 SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY - MCCARTNEY'S MEAT ROW WITH DALAI LAMA SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY tried to turn the DALAI LAMA vegetarian, insisting the famed Buddhist was " wrong " to eat meat. The Beatles legend wrote to the spiritual leader to point out that meat-eaters contribute to the suffering of animals, contradicting his statement that Buddhists " believe in not causing suffering to any sentient beings " . And the Hey Jude hitmaker even disagreed when the Dalai Lama insisted he ate meat for health reasons. In an interview with Prospect magazine, MCCartney says, " I found out he was not a vegetarian, so I wrote to him saying 'Forgive me for pointing this out, but if you eat animals then there is some suffering somewhere along the line'. " He replied saying that his doctors had told him he needed it, so I wrote back saying they were wrong. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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