From: monic@ta.esd.sgi.com (Monica Ta)
Subject: [THOUGHT] The Price of a Banquet.
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:28:55 GMT

Cu+' vao` mua` gia'ng sinh mo^~i na(m thay vi` ngu+o+`i ta tro^`ng ca^y
-de^? nho+' Chu'a Cu+u' The^' Jesus -da~ gia'ng tra^`n cu+'u nha^n loa.i,
ngu+o+`i ta la.i cha(.t bie^'t bao nhie^u nga`n ca^y tho^ng tu+o+i to^'t 
-de^? mu+`ng chu'a ra -do+`i....

Tu+o+ng tu+. nhu+ va^.y, cu+' mo^~i -do^. xua^n ve^` bao nhie^u va.n  
chu'ng sanh vo^ to^.i pha?i la`m va^.t te^' nha^n tre^n muo^n nga`n
ba`n tie^.c cua? cai' go.i la` "nha^n loa.i" hay "loa`i ngu+o+`i"...

	       "Mu+`ng xua^n ro^.n ra~ cu+?a nha`
	   Sao -da`nh tha?m sa't xo't xa muo^n loa`i
		Vi` ngu+o+`i mo^.t tie^'ng cu+o+`i vui
	   Co' hay va.n va^.t nga^.m ngu`i kho'c than."

	       "A household brimming over with joy
	   Why is there brutal killing and slaughter?
		Wishing to please one'l family,
	   There upon disregard the aninmal's cry.
				The price of a banquet"

Trong Kinh La(ng Nghie^m trang so^' 200 co' ghi ra(`ng:

	"Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i a(n thi.t, da^`u cho co' -da(.ng ta^m tri' 
	 Khai ngo^. cu~ng tha`nh qui? -Da.i-La-Sa't. -De^'n khi ma~n
	 kie^'p Qui? La-Sa't ro^`i quye^'t pha?i tra^`m lua^n trong
	 bie^?n kho^? sanh tu+?. Gie^'t ha.i, a(n thi.t la^~n nhau
	 thi` la`m sao ra kho?i sanh tu+? lua^n ho^i` -du+o+.c.

	 Ne^'u kho^ng tru+` ta^m sa't ha.i ma` muo^'n ca^`u -du+o+.c
	 -da.o thi` cu~ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i tu+. bi.t hai lo^~ tai cu?a
	 mi`nh, la le^n thie^.t lo+'n ma` muo^'n cho mo.i ngu+o+`i
	 kho^ng nghe tie^'ng            thi` kho^ng the^? -du+o+.c."


	"You should know that these people
	 who eat meat may gain some awareness
	 and may seem to be in Samadhi,
	 but they are all great rakshasas.
	 When their retribution ends,
	 they are bound to sink into the
	 bitter sea of birth and death.
	 They are not disciples of the Buddha.
	 Such people as these kill and eat
	 one another in a never-ending cycle.
	 How can such people transcend the triple realm?

	 How can one with great compassion
	 pick up the flesh and blood of living being
	 and proceed to eat his fill?
			THE SHURAANGANA SUTRA"

-Da.i -da so^' ca'i go.i la` "ngu+o+`i" -do' noi' ra(`ng:
"Ngu+o+`i ta gie^'t to^i a(n, cho+' chi'nh to^i -da^u co' gie^'t ha.i ai
-da^u!!! Mie^.ng to^i a(n thi.t nhu+ng ta^m to^i tu la` -du+o+.c ro^`i!!"

Mi`nh kho^ng a(n, ngu+o+`i ta se~ kho^ng gie^'t. Ta.i mi`nh a(n tha`nh ra
ngu+o+`i ta mo+i' co' co+ ho^.i gie^'t. Gia'n tie^'p gie^'t cu~ng i't
nhie^`u mang to^i. -do^`ng loa~ ma` tho^i...

Kho^ng co' mo^.t ai trong ca'i go.i la` "ngu+o+`i" -do' da'm ra ngoa`i
nghi~a -di.a ngu~ ban -de^m -da^u???!!!  The^' ma` tu+'c cu+o+`i thay:
Cai' go.i la` "ngu+o+`i" a(n thi.t chu'ng sanh -do' la.i o^m nghia~ -di.a
ngu~ mo^~i nga`y ma` kho^ng bie^'t... Thu+o+ng thay!... -Da'ng thu+o+ng thay!

Ke^'t thu'c:
Nhu+~ng ai ho^.i ngo^. ca?m nghi~ cua? to^i, xin mo+`i qua gian ha`ng 
THIE^`N SU+ THANH HA?I trong ca'c ho^.i cho+. Xua^n 1993 ta.i Portland, OR.,
San Jose, North CA., Santa Ana, South CA. va` Garden Grove, South CA
(if you are living by).

Monica Ta

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