Animal liberation in the south
On April 2nd 2011, Kechara Southern Jewel Center (KSJC) liberated 300 kg of fish! This is the 2nd time that the study group in Johor Bahru has liberated fishes as a study group activity. On that day, 14 people participated in the event. This included KSJC members, their friends and family.
The catfish were purchased from the market, and they were actually due to be bought and slaughtered the next day. Instead, 300kg of the fishes were rescued and released into the river near Sutera Mall, Ungku Tun Amniah!
According to Grace Leu (Treasurer of KSJC), all who participated in the fish liberation were happy to have been part of the event. They enjoyed it a lot and it was through the activity that participants realised the importance of life. It created the awareness of not harming others… whether humans or animals.
By liberating animals it reminds us that the meat we eat comes from living beings. Some of us tend to forget that, which is why activities such as these are very important to have. I hope KSJC continues this practice. It’s very beneficial.
KSJC will be conducting animal liberation monthly… so do join in, if you are in Johor Bahru!
Tsem Rinpoche
KSJC group chanted mantras, then blew the mantras onto the fishes just before liberating them.
KSJC group feeding the fishes that have just been released.
Dedicating the merits collected
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All living beings, no matter however big or small, value their lives as much as us human. Just like us, they too need caring, loving , happiness and wants to avoid suffering. Unfortunately, every day, billions of helpless animals are slaughtered for human consumption, killed for their skins and fur,and so forth. We can help relieve their suffering through the compassionate practice of animal liberation. Animal liberation is also an extremely strong practice for beneficial for us. Protecting life, easing the causes of suffering, and working for the happiness of animals brings many positive results.
Johore group did a wonderful job releasing fishes into the river. This is extremely good for them helping to free those fish from being killed for food or as bait or whatever so . By reciting mantras will purifies their negative karma and liberates them from the lower realms and so they can have a good rebirth. So that is our greatest gift for these pitiful suffering sentient beings.
Thank you for this sharing .
感恩KSJC有慈悲心的佛友，他们会跟着仁波切的教诲与开示举行了放生鱼会活动，延长了它们的性命，让他们有求生机会。 这是一项可以累积功德和功德无量的活动。希望同修们可以时常举行放生会活动，利益众生。
随喜一切放生活动，把被杀众生从鬼门关救回然后放生，这是无比殊胜的事情。动物们虽然无法说话，可是他们也会怕痛，怕生离死别，所以我们要积极放生让更多众生获救。
i hope these fishes enjoy their new home and live a long and super happy life. this bring a lot of good merits and i am sure if fishes could talk they would say “thank you soooooooooooooo much”. i know kechara will deliver more fishes in the future and i hope it stays that way.
I love it when i hear that animals are being released into the wild. It makes me so happy that i know people around the world are kind to animals. And in this KSJC, is doing a very kind thing to fish. 300kg of fish!! That is al lot of lives being saved. I hope that more people in this world would come together and all be able to have the chance to release animals into freedom. Thank you for sharing Rinpoche.
Very good to create this kind of awareness so more and more people will participate and also create the world we want. A world without violence to animals. Also it is green to reduce the intake of meat too.
It’s great to know that KSJC is liberating fishes. It’s very meritorious and a wonderful way to educate people about the importance of saving lives and not killing.
On a spiritual aspect, it also helps people collect merits for long life. I rejoice for KSJC’s growth. May KSJC reach out to more people in Johor.
Yeah, what a nice day out with friends and family, instead of going to shopping or movie, we actually take some of our “precious” time out to help other.
Rinpoche is very kind, Rinpoche never force anyone to become a vegetarian, but it will be great if we can take few days out from a month to benefiting others. We can teach out next generation how to love all sentient being.
Releasing any amount of animal also is a very good way to dedicate merit for deceased for a good rebirth in their future life.
KSJC done a good job for this 🙂
What a nice way to spend our day. Look at the kid who follow the parents for liberation, how beautiful for them do witness, experience something good when they are young.
KSJC did a very good job in nurturing the people in Johor, they care and love their people in Johor very much I’m sure. They have been keeping very good contact with mother center Kechara House since day one. May their group continue to grow and bring Dharma to the southern part of Malaysia.