One way of measuring progress in the countries of our world is by the level of their human and animal rights.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries many people in certain countries started to campaign. Then as these countries progressed, so did their human rights, and even some animal rights too.
This is positive, but remember that Shakyamuni Buddha spoke of not only the need for the same highest level of rights for both humans and animals, but also the need for the same highest level of rights for all sentient beings without exception - and he said this 2500 years ago!
Never forget that all sentient beings want happiness, and not one of them wants to suffer.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries many people in certain countries started to campaign. Then as these countries progressed, so did their human rights, and even some animal rights too.
This is positive, but remember that Shakyamuni Buddha spoke of not only the need for the same highest level of rights for both humans and animals, but also the need for the same highest level of rights for all sentient beings without exception - and he said this 2500 years ago!
Never forget that all sentient beings want happiness, and not one of them wants to suffer.
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