Quotes related to animals and there rights, that anyone can use in daily posts or discussions.

"Animals have done us no harm and they have no power of resistance. Cruelty to animals is as if man did not love God. There is something so very dreadful, so Satanic, in tormenting those who have never harmed us, who cannot defend themselves, who are utterly in our power."
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890)

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Permalink Reply by ednshell on January 22, 2013 at 5:05pm

Apādakehi me mettaṃ,
mettaṃ dvipādakehi me;
catuppadehi me mettaṃ,
mettaṃ bahuppadehi me.
Listen: http://host.pariyatti.org/dwob/anguttara_nikaya_4_67_a.mp3
 
I have love for the footless,
for the bipeds too I have love;
I have love for those with four feet,
for the many-footed I have love.
 
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.67
http://tipitaka.org/romn/cscd/s0402m3.mul6.xml#para67
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika
http://store.pariyatti.org/Gemstones-of-the-Good-Dhamma-WH342-4_p_1...

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Permalink Reply by BigG. on February 6, 2013 at 5:17pm

Take Care,

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Permalink Reply by BigG. on February 10, 2013 at 7:00am

Let us not forget who the real problems are not them the people.

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Permalink Reply by BigG. on February 14, 2013 at 8:14am

Take Care,

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Permalink Reply by ednshell on February 15, 2013 at 5:39pm

Daily Words of the Buddha for February 15, 2013
 
Pāṇaṃ na hane na ca ghātayeyya,
na cānujaññā hanataṃ paresaṃ,
sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ.
Ye thāvarā ye ca tasā santi loke.
Listen: http://host.pariyatti.org/dwob/sutta_nipata_2_396.mp3
 
One should not kill a living being,
nor cause it to be killed,
nor should one incite another to kill.
Do not injure any being, either strong or weak, in the world.
 
Sutta Nipāta 2.396
http://tipitaka.org/romn/cscd/s0505m.mul1.xml#para396
The Discourse Collection: Selected Texts from the Sutta Nipāta, translated by John D. Ireland
http://store.pariyatti.org/Discourse-Collection-Selections-WH82_p_1...

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Permalink Reply by BigG. on February 20, 2013 at 1:11pm

"One day, if we have the ability to communicate with animals- They will ask us one question - Why?"

~ A.D. Williams

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Permalink Reply by BigG. on March 12, 2013 at 8:51am

Take Care,

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Permalink Reply by BigG. on March 19, 2013 at 10:56am

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Permalink Reply by ednshell on March 19, 2013 at 1:03pm

A bit of light in the world... the new pope so many look to for guidance has chosen his papal name after Saint Francis Of Assisi. No pope has ever taken the name Francis.

“For me, he is the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation. These days we don’t have a very good relationship with creation, do we?” he said. “He is the man who gives us this spirit of peace, the poor man.” -Pope Francis on why he chose his papal name after Saint Francis of Assisi

“If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.”—Francis of Assisi

“Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission—to be of service to them wherever they require it.”—Francis of Assisi