Speaking at the Vidyaloke Talks, a two-day event in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) dedicated to rekindling appreciation for ancient Indian spiritual traditions, His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sunday emphasized the importance of adopting a more plant-based diet on a global scale for reasons of environmental sustainability and out of compassion for the suffering of sentient beings.
The Dalai Lama, who turned 83 last month, was responding to a question from an audience member on human cruelty toward nature and animals in particular. “We are consuming too much meat,’’ he observed to the gathering, underscoring the need to be sensitive to the suffering of all living beings. “However small they are, they too experience pain and pleasure,” he said.
The Dalai Lama, who turned 83 last month, was responding to a question from an audience member on human cruelty toward nature and animals in particular. “We are consuming too much meat,’’ he observed to the gathering, underscoring the need to be sensitive to the suffering of all living beings. “However small they are, they too experience pain and pleasure,” he said.
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