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I'm sure it was much less of an ethical dilemma for poor monks centuries ago, when the traditions were being cemented in stone. Like every religion, Buddhism has its inherent faults. For the most part, Buddhists are very open to veganism - especially the younger Western-influenced ones. But there are bumps in the road.At this point I choose not to participate in certain practices, and that might be where I stay.(Probably more than you'd care to know, but in zazen, we're not really striving to be peaceful, but to reach a point of acceptance, which might seem like it should be peaceful, but carries a bit more complexity as there's always something that isn't "good" - i.e., the pain in your knee, your thoughts about your mother, your neighbor's bad breath, etc.)
I'm sure it was much less of an ethical dilemma for poor monks centuries ago, when the traditions were being cemented in stone. Like every religion, Buddhism has its inherent faults. For the most part, Buddhists are very open to veganism - especially the younger Western-influenced ones. But there are bumps in the road.
At this point I choose not to participate in certain practices, and that might be where I stay.
(Probably more than you'd care to know, but in zazen, we're not really striving to be peaceful, but to reach a point of acceptance, which might seem like it should be peaceful, but carries a bit more complexity as there's always something that isn't "good" - i.e., the pain in your knee, your thoughts about your mother, your neighbor's bad breath, etc.)
