Vegetarianism: Living a Buddhist life series

by Bodhipaksa

Explore vegetarianism through the Buddhist themes of interconnection, loving kindness and personal responsibility. Bodhipaksa, a trained vet and Buddhist teacher, gives the facts about the meat industry, compares different religious and philosophical views regarding the relationship between people and animals, and answers frequently asked questions about living a modern vegetarian life. Reading Vegetarianism may help you decide to join the 3.5 million people in the UK alone who have chosen the healthy and compassionate alternative to meat-eating.

"A useful book for those wanting to explore the issues involved in meat eating versus vegetarianism."- Here's Health

Also in this Living Together , Meditating , Ordination , Principles of Buddhism

Also by this Guided Meditations CD, Wildmind

Genres: Buddhism, Nonfiction, Vegetarianism, Philosophy, Health

112 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

About the author

I’m a Buddhist teacher and author living in New Hampshire, but originally from Scotland.

I got the Sanskrit name (which means “Wings of Enlightenment,” incidentally) when I joined the Western Buddhist Order in 1993, after 11 years of Buddhist practice. I practice at Aryaloka Buddhist Center, which is just down the road.

I run Wildmind, which has a mission to spread compassion and mindfulness through the practice of Buddhist meditation. We offer an extensive self-paced guide to a variety of meditation techniques and well as a regular stream of articles in our blog. We also publish guided meditation CDs. Wildmind’s where I do the bulk of my writing.

I teach meditation and Buddhism in prison. That’s an incredibly satisfying thing to do.

I like kayaking and photography. I love reading and movies. Sometimes I hike, but I’ve been getting lazier as I’ve been getting older.

In 2006 my wife and I adopted a baby girl from Ethiopia, and that’s been more satisfying than I could have imagined. And then in 2009 we did it again and adopted a baby boy, also from Ethiopia.

[info from Bodhpaksa's about page]

Reviews

[Niina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muistaakseni juuri tämä kirja sai minut alkamaan jo 14-vuotiaana kasvissyöjäksi! En halunnut olla enää osallisena kidutusjärjestelmässä, josta kirja kertoi. Kiitos lähikirjastolle, josta tämän aivan sattumalta löysin.