Matthew Fox on Animals and Humans

"Like Saint Francis, Meister Eckhart championed the spiritual dimension to our interacting with animals.  He comments on the “equality” we share with animals."

"When it comes to the great gift and pleasure and power of life, Eckhart is saying, animals and ourselves are equal. There is an entire basis for animal ethics in this Eckhartian revelation.  Victor Hugo predicted that in compassion to animals and plants a “whole great ethic” would be born in the West.

Read more....  

https://dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org/2020/10/20/animals-and-humans-in-community-continued/

 

May all beings be well and happy. 

Not To Be Confused With Biovinity

I just learned of the condition, boanthropy:


Boanthropy is a psychological disorder in which the sufferer believes he or she is a cow or ox. The most famous sufferer of this condition was King Nebuchadnezzar, who in the Book of Daniel “was driven from men and did eat grass as oxen."

 

I am surprised, though I myself have been craving wide open, green pastures lately, and I am both a Taurus and an Ox (in the Chinese system).

All of which leads me to revise one of my favorite jokes, from canine to bovine:


A guy goes in to see a psychiatrist and says:

Doc, I feel like I'm a cow.

The doctor asks: How long have you felt this way?

The patient replies: Since I was a calf.

May all beings be well and happy (cows, dogs and people too!)

Every Day You Live....

 

Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall says that humanity's survival depends on conservation of the natural world. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, she tells the story of her formative days working with chimpanzees, how she transformed from a revered naturalist into a dedicated activist and how she's empowering communities around the world to save natural habitats.

 Watch the video:  

https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_goodall_every_day_you_live_you_impact_the_planet#t-201862

May all beings be happy and well.