MeditationMagazine | Special Section
Meat: To Eat It or Not—Philip Glass
Vegetarianism should be pursued as a compassionate practice, rather than for environmental or health reasons
Food
What do Buddhists eat? What do you eat on a Buddhist retreat? Are Buddhists vegetarian and what does Buddhism say about eating meat? How can Buddhist ethics impact what we eat? Explore all these questions and more what Buddhism has to say about food, eating, and cooking.
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Meat: To Eat It or Not—Bodhin Kjolhede
Vegetarianism as attachment or compassion?
TeachingsMagazine | Special Section
Meat: To Eat It or Not—Zen Master Ryokan
When a young monk questions Ryokan about his consumption of meat, the Zen master provides food for thought
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Meat: To Eat It or Not—Kate Wheeler
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian; the Dalai Lama, the embodiment of compassion, eats meat by his doctors’ orders. Clearly, there’s more to mind than what is put into the mouth: yet, as long as food remains a…
CultureMagazine | Special Section
Meat: To Eat It or Not—Lama Shabkar
Sheep and goats beg for protection from slaughter
How to Cook a Macrobiotic Meal in a Hotel Room
Joy can be found in the simplest activities.
Instructions for the Tenzo
On the importance of the head cook in Zen monasteries
A Giant Act of Love
Reflections on the first precept
CultureMagazine | What Does Being A Buddhist Mean To You
What Does Being a Buddhist Mean to You? Spring 1993
Reflections from Tricycle readers on what being Buddhist means to them around the topic of eating meat
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