Buddhism And The Environment

Ahimsa is the non-violence towards all living beings, which includes humans, animals, and our environment. In the religion of Buddhism, many people believe that all living animals in our environment may have been humans in their past lifetime. This also led to many believing that it is possible for these environmental souls to be their ancestors. Due to the huge connection Buddhist have towards the environment and nature, they take really good care of the life around them, these types of lives include the insects and animals. A Buddhist named José Kalapura, stated that the Buddha taught us all that being respectful towards nature is one of the main essentials in life, and that this could be done by appreciating and living in harmony with the

A reason why Buddhist prefer not to harm and kill animals or natural life is because of karma. Many people in Buddhism believe that what goes around comes around, and that harming a living life would eventually come back to them, even if it is in another lifetime. The Five Precepts also states that we must abstain from killing or harming living beings, and following the Five Precepts also helps us improve our improper behavior, which may also help us stop suffering. Especially since in Buddhism the ultimate goal is to end suffering, not killing insects and animals in our environment is one of the main ways to avoid samara. Since the world and our life revolves around nature, it is important for us to try and preserve it. Buddhist also believe that everyone must be able to balance between the entire world and with nature. By doing this, people are able to find compassion and love towards the environment and for what is really important to the religion that they have faith in. Nothing and no one in the Buddhist religion should be discriminated, whether it is between men and women or even between animals and humans, nothing should ever be treated