盈珍攝影 - Ying Chen Photography
20年前某一天，
來到萬華專門供應餐廳行業需的
販賣店，
將購買的鳥、魚和烏龜
放入通風紙盒與水箱，
送往烏來寺廟的山林。
看著眾鳥林中飛翔
與湖水中自在游動的眾生⋯
莫名的法喜充滿內心。
當下決定從此茹素。
學佛修行、茹素
改變了我的人生。
感受慈悲的法喜。
生活各方面也較有自我克制力。
不再苛求完美、計較得失。
漸能伏住煩惱。
以平常心看待悲歡離合、生老病死。
動物與植物的不同在於 -
動物是有情眾生
能感受生老病死之痛。
有情識 - 喜、怒、哀、樂、
分別、執著、嗔恨。
植物是無情眾生
雖有觸覺，
然而沒有分別、執著、嗔恨
的情緒。
茹素是不忍食眾生肉，
但必須進食以維持身體所需，
所以我們在吃素時
感恩植物的供養。
有些人改變飲食習慣實行吃素後，
礙於口味的喜好與對素食營養的存疑
( 擔心缺乏蛋白質 或是飲食不均衡⋯ ）
以致於身體不適時即失去信心，
無法堅持素食。
我們知道，肉類的酵素會因加熱遭破壞，
須由人體自己產生酵素消化。
況且肉類在大小腸內停留時間
長達60至100小時才能消化，
在此其間，肉類已在腸道腐敗產生病菌。
而肉食者攝取的蛋白質過多的會轉變為熱量，
也會變成脂肪積在體內。
粗茶淡飯、五穀雜糧、
根菜蔬果都是有益健康的天然美食。
素食要注意的是少吃加工、醃過的食品。
其中加有化學、防腐劑會危害身體，
大部份營養也遭破壞。
以慈悲心力行素食，
依照正確養生資訊，
起居飲食正常均衡，
必將擁有健康的素食人生。
One day in my life ( 20 years ago )
I went to Wanhua to specialise in serving the needs of the restaurant industry sales store,
birds, fishes and turtles to be purchased.
Put in the ventilation cardboard box and water tank,
sent to the mountains and forests of Wulai Temple.
Watching the birds fly in the forest,
and all sentient beings swimming freely in the lake…
The inexplicably happy filled my heart.
At that time, I decided to be a vegetarian.
Learning Buddhism and becoming a vegetarian changed my life.
Feel the joy of compassion.
There is also self-restraint in all aspects of life.
No longer demand perfection or care about gains and losses.
Gradually be able to rely on to worry.
Look at the separation of sadness and joy, life, old age, sickness and death with a normal mind.
The difference between animals and plants lies in -
Animals are sentient beings.
Can feel the pain of life, old age, sickness and death.
Affection -
joy, anger, sadness,
discriminating thought, persistence, hatred.
Plants are ruthless beings.
Although there is a sense of touch,
however, there is no emotion of discriminating thought, persistence and hatred.
Vegetarians can't bear to eat sentient beings.
But must eat to maintain their body's needs.
So when we are vegetarian
be grateful for the support of plants.
After some people change their eating habits and become vegetarian,
due to taste preferences and doubts about vegetarian nutrition
( Worried about lack of protein or unbalanced diet...)
So that they will lose confidence when their body is not feeling well,
Can't stick to vegetarianism.
We know what the enzymes of meat will be destroyed by heating.
It must be digested by the human body itself.
Moreover, the residence time of meat in the large and small intestines
It can be digested for up to
60 to 100 hours.
In the meantime, the meat has been spoiled in the intestines
and produce germs.
And ingesting too much protein will turn into calories.
It will also become fat accumulated in the body.
Simple meals,
whole grains, root vegetables
and fruits
are all natural delicacies that are beneficial to health.
Vegetarians should pay attention to eating less processed food and
pickled food.
The addition of chemicals and preservatives will be harmful to the body, and most of the nutrients will also be destroyed.
Compassion-motivated vegetarianism,
according to the correct health information,
live and have a normal and balanced diet,
will definitely have a healthy vegetarian life.
