At this stage, we call upon all Buddhists to awaken to the reality of personal responsibility and accountability on which a very high premium is set in Buddhism. To be honest, we know that many non-Buddhists all over the world do so to a greater or lesser degree. Within it are brought respect for all forms of life, a concept which is gaining worldwide recognition today on account of the new awareness about ecosystems and biodiversity. Life in the world to us is a joint operation, inter-related. It has to be one of respectful co-existence.
Nothing is created in the world to be destroyed and consumed by another.
Such concepts, in the world today, are getting into the category of old world myths. It is neither religion nor philosophy. A lover of life, and everyone of us being one, shall not be a destroyer of life. He who loves himself shall cause no injury to another. It is this same principle and same consideration which requires people not to dispossess others of what legitimately belongs to them.