Korban (a religious sacrifice), the slaughtering of sheep, is carried out to remind Muslims of the need to distribute their wealth in the name of God and to reinforce the practice of sharing one’s possession to the less fortunate.
There are many debates in the web justifying or condemning such “sacrifice”, and I think I can keep this blog clean from that.
I do believe that in the service to God, sacrifice on their side is necessary.
That is, sacrifice of their time, wealth, etc..
Those in the service to God do participate as usual, in all the routines of life, but no longer indulge themselves in unnecessary luxuries. So it may seem like a sacrifice in the eyes of the “commoners”, but to those genuinely involved in the service to God, they willing and happily do so.
In the search of truth,
- they take (sacrifice) time, to learn from the learnt people to be a better person and then to lead their friends along the way.
- they share (sacrifice) their wealth, not necessary must be in the most literal sense. They only think of giving, sharing and not thinking of any material returns. Perhaps, the best return is when they see more people coming to their senses and join them in the search of truth.
The act of sharing is admirable. Please continue the sharing spirit. But, please can we spare the slaughtering?
I don’t think I want to call this food.
说的简单一点，在所有食物链当中，蔬菜野果是给修行人吃的。
(Put it more simply, among all the food-chains, vegetable-root-fruit-nut is meant for people practising cultivation.)
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有一位圣者这么说：
一位音乐家、艺术家、作家等等，他们在学习的过程面临瓶颈，唯一能让他们突破的方法就是，重新开始再学习他们最基础的方法。但他们重新学习他们最基础的方法时，他们找到了出路，因为如此，就能够突破。
一位音乐家、艺术家、作家等等，要重新学习最基础的方法很不容易，因为最基本的方法是枯燥乏味的，但能在这最基础的方法当中，要求自己这样学、这样做，才能体会更深一层的境地。
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