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Monday, September 17, 2012

Animal Blessing Ceremony

http://www.buddhahouse.org/What-s-On/animal-blessing-ceremony.html#year=2012&month=9&day=17&view=month

Even though our animal friends cannot practice the Dharma, we can benefit them by exposing them to the Dharma, to create imprints in their minds so that they may connect with the teachings of the Buddha in the future. In this ceremony, the FPMT “Animal Liberation” practice, which includes many mantras and prayers, will be recited.

The animals will receive blessings from blessed water, and prayers will be said for their good rebirths and the benefit of all beings.

The practice of blessing animals is explained by Lama Zopa Rinpoche:

"The purpose of this is to bring peace to the animals and to make their lives meaningful, so that sooner or later they can be fully awakened and achieve highest happiness. By doing prayers and chanting powerful mantras for them, they receive a higher rebirth and liberation. This practice purifies immediately the oceans of samsaric suffering. Especially for beings born in the animal realm, it definitely helps."

 


There are enormous benefits generated from supporting animal liberations and prayers for long life. The recipients of benefit are: the creatures being saved, blessed and released during the liberations; those who support the animal liberation practice; and those to whom the animal liberations are dedicated. Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains:
“By doing prayers and chanting powerful mantras for the animals, they receive a higher rebirth and liberation. This practice purifies immediately the oceans of samsaric suffering.”
“For the person who liberates animals, or whoever wants to dedicate the merit to those with life obstacles, this practice helps them to obtain long life. Even if you don’t expect it, the karma will cause you to have a long life."



 
 
 
 Lama Zopa Rinpoche reciting the Sanghata Sutra to horses at Land of Calm Abiding, California


It provides an opportunity for those who are sick and dying, or have loved ones who are sick or dying, to create the merit needed to overcome life obstacles through supporting animal liberations


The annual budget for the Animal Liberation Fund is $USD10,000. Any excess funds raised go directly to supporting more animal liberations which include extensive prayers and dedications for the
 

Rinpoche on  Live Animal Exports

Rinpoche on live animal exports & being vegetarian

Recently Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the FPMT, has called on his students to become vegetarian or eat less meat to help reduce the suffering to animals, including cattle involved in the live export industry (follow this link to read his full account). Every year Australia exports around 4 million live sheep to the Middle East and over half a million cattle to South East Asia. Not only do these sentient creatures suffer on the long journeys on overcrowded ships with many not surviving the trip, but their treatment at their destination is appalling.

 
 
 
 
Also see www.fpmt.org/projects/fpmt/alf.html and www.enlightenmentforanimals.org for related information.

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