It is hard to live in the world 
And hard to live out of it. 
It is hard to be one among many. 

And for the wanderer, how long is the road 
Wandering though many lives!

From: The Buddha – Dhammapada
Rendered by Thomas Byrom
Shambhala Press, 1976 #wp

Jendhamuni on September 5, 2012.

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This is a collection of Bees, Butterflies & insects in Menu's back garden.
Lots of Bee varities these days in the garden. It is always a relaxing thought to know that these small wonders of nature are close at hand.

"Plants cannot move, and so they rely on other creatures – normally insects – to move their pollen for them. The insects must be attracted to the flowers so that they will pollinate them. Most of the time, the flowers produce nectar to attract the insects. The bright petals are an advertisement, telling the insects that there is nectar or edible pollen available.

To make the seeds, flowers need to send their powdery pollen to other plants, and get new pollen in return. Some flowers contain sweet nectar that hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and other flying insects love to sip. As they reach inside the flower to sip the nectar, the sticky pollen falls on the birds' or insects' backs, heads, feathers or feet. When they fly into the next flower, they drop off the pollen from the first flower, and so on.

Flowers that do not make nectar rely on the wind to spread their pollen.Bees use the nectar they collect from flowers to make honey. Next time you enjoy honey on your toast, remember that it all started with a flower." #wp

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"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue." ~Buddha #wp

I shot this scene nearby my workplace this morning. The reflection from rain flood, makes the leaves look so pretty.

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A beautiful photo shot by my co-worker, Julia Malakie

A spider builds a web in the stairwell of the UMass Lowell parking garage at LeLacheur Park. Sun/Julia Malakie #wp

See more photo of the day here http://www.lowellsun.com/photosoftheday

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Thanks to my dearest youtube sister, Menu. I love her videos so much

"This farm was such a beautiful attraction at Birds World. Once you are inside, it feels like as if you had a farm. You feel so much at home. Some birds & animals roam freely inside. There were so many farm animals inside it. The farm was very special for small children. Not even children even adults can enjoy it. There is a special programme called Animal Encounters where children can touch & cuddle the smaller animals like rabbits, gunea pigs etc. I also captured a few scenes from this for those who love farm animals a lot. Music by General Fuzz & Re-Lab from Jamendo .com"  #wp
Her channel: http://www.youtube.com/mmsl

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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” 
~Ralph Waldo Emerson #wp

I found this flower on the internet. I did not shoot this.

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I've been working for 15 hours already, desperately need a break here

"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”  ~William S. Burroughs #wp

Jendhamuni on September 3, 2012.

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Even as a mother
protects with her life
Her child, her only child,
So with a boundless heart
Should one cherish
all living beings.
Sutta Nipata

What do the teachings of Buddhism say about animal rights?

In Buddhism the highest and universal ideal is to continually work for a permanent end to the suffering of all creatures, not just the human animal, but all animals, all living beings without exception.

In Buddhism there are five precepts, codes of moral conduct, the first of which is an injunction against destroying life. Buddha laid great emphasis on the fact that the restriction on casing harm applied not only to human beings but to all creatures all "living beings."

Here is Buddha's response on an occasion when he came across a flock of sheep being driven towards the city of Rajagaha to be sacrificed.

Among the sheep a lamb was injured and Buddha feeling compassion for the poor creature picked him up, followed the shepherds into the city and prevented the sacrifice from taking place by asking King Bimbisara to stop animal sacrifices saying:

All beings tremble before danger, all fear death. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.
 
All beings fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill. 

Dhammapada 54 #wp

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See how adorable he is, how could we kill him for our food…

My heart was broken when I saw this cute little ducking and his siblings in the box, hatching from the fertilized eggs. For any of you who love consuming fertilize eggs, please think twice before boiling them for your meal. Living beings are living inside those eggs awaiting to come out to see the sunshine in our beautiful world, just like us…Jendhamuni #wp

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