Once upon a time in the small sacred temple on the banks of the Wailua River the wise forest sage, Adi Da Samraj, hung a sign.
When fully felt, these words may transform the way we relate to all non-humans, the natural world, life itself.
The most obvious message this sign imparts is simply to be kind, benevolent, and benign, with the added suggestion that not doing so may result in things unfortunate, and unkind.
More than merely suggesting human kindness Adi Da’s admonition summarizes a profound wisdom.
“Be Kind To All the Non-Humans,” invites us to embrace the spiritual awareness that all life is kindred, family, that all beings, regardless of appearances are connected, and at heart the same.
“All Is One.”
To be truly Kind is to Love, transcending separate and separative self in naturally surrendered communion with the universal Divine Being.
Adi Da calls each of us to Be of that Kind, presuming only inherent unity with all otherwise apparently separate beings and things – prior to time, and space, and thought.
“or Else!” describes the alternative to being kind, which is to live apart, presuming separateness, disconnected, actively discounting the Prior Unity Condition of all things.
Thus, Adi Da Samraj compassionately suggests, “Be the same Kind, To, or as, All the Non-Humans,” and all apparent others, or be only “Else!”
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Yes, we definately should be kind to non-humans. My daughter once had a cat and i was very kind to her, because i loved her and she was so very kind to me. She even would bring me something to eat from the kitchen in the evening, when i was reading a book.
For instance two green beans – she just dropped them into my lap while sitting on my shoulder. We will never forget her sweet energy and we talk about her once in a while and she still makes us happy then, though she died in 1994!!!
Only imagine the earth without the non-humans! The Mountain of Attention without camels! Is this imaginable? Brrrrrrrrrrr!!!
The older I become the more sensitized I become to non-humans. It is utter heartbreak to know how they are treated in this world of ours, it’s truly barbaric.
I have always had a natural love for animals. I remember as a young child I would bring wounded animals home and nurse them back to health. Also growing up I had various pets, especially cats, which I have a special fondness to. I could not imagine a world without these wonderful creatures. Right now I have my old and curious cat watching me type this message. It is sad when you hear how some animals are treated in this world. We must be kind to all animals, non-humans…