Buddhism is not a religion that causes harm but the people themselves. All religions are based on moral lessons of right and wrong. Generally speaking eating meat is against Buddhist teaching because it harms other sentient beings. Having said that there is nothing absolute in Buddhism. Right and wrong is all determined by motivation and purpose and negation. For example nobody wants to loose fingers but if you have to loose it to save your life then it is the right thing to do.
At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama issued eighteen rules for living.
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: 1. Respect for self 2. Respect for others 3. Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.e the gun? I chose to pull the trigger and kill, no one made me do it, I have my own will. It is wrong to make generalizations on things you don't really understand. Humans commit crimes against each other and use religion as a justification because they believe that gives them the 'divine' right to practice their evil. Religion is not the cause.
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