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A Vegan Diet from a Buddhist Perspective. Requested article for the Vegan Society, UK

Published for the Day of Buddha’s Enlightenment (Vesakh). Full Moon. May 2025.

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What does the Dharma offer the West?

I spent 10 years engaged in exploration of the spiritual, religious and cultural traditions of the East, including six years as a Buddhist monk. The privilege of listening, reflecting and meditating upon a range of teachings served as the backbone for a transmission of teachings from East to West. …

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Start a Vegan Diet today. Have you thought about it? Are you making excuses? What about B12?

While teaching my current retreat here in Seminarhaus Engl, Bavaria, I had a 1-1 with a woman in her 20s who faces daily a challenging health issue with remarkable fortitude. We spoke about the importance of a vegan diet for the welfare of animals and for health. I appreciated her dedication to a plant-based diet. She inspired this blog I wrote soon after.

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JOIN OUR DHARMA YATRA (10-Day Teachings/Practices/Pilgrimage). Near Reutlingden, Stuttgart, Germany. Christopher and Ulla Koenig 2 – 12 August 2022

JOIN OUR DHARMA YATRA (10-Day Teachings/Practices/Pilgrimage). Near Reutlingden, Stuttgart, Germany. Christopher and Ulla Koenig 2 – 12 August 2022 Read More »

A Major Health Drama in the Family. Wednesday evening, 3 November 2021 marks an emergence from an emergency

Two months ago, I had to make a 999 Emergency Call so the operator could inform Torbay Hospital, my local hospital, to send an ambulance for Nshorna, my daughter. Her emergency began around 7 am on Sunday, 6 September 2021. …

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