Dave Pearce is a British dance DJ and record producer, who has played gigs … Read Full Bio ↴Dave Pearce is a British dance DJ and record producer, who has played gigs across the UK and the world, although he is perhaps best known for his work in radio. He currently works for the BBC 6 Music. He formerly presented the long-running Dance Anthems show on BBC Radio 1, which was for most of its time aired on early Sunday evenings before moving to late Friday nights in its final year. His last show on BBC Radio 1 was broadcast on Friday 26 September 2008. He has brought several sayings into the world of dance including "putting on your trance trousers" when he plays a trance record, "roll another fat one" meaning to play another great record. He is also known for his cry of "Oi Oi!" from the DJ booth. Pearce now broadcasts Dance Anthems on BBC 6 Music.
Pearce joined BBC Radio 1 in April 1995, taking over the weekday early-breakfast show from Bruno Brookes. He took over the weekend mid-morning slot in October the same year. February 1997 saw Pearce taking over weekend breakfast and on October 13 the same year, he went on to present the drivetime show from Kevin Greening, who had taken over Breakfast, alongside Zoe Ball. In addition to drivetime, Pearce took over the Dance Anthems show on Sunday evenings. In October 1998 Chris Moyles took over the drivetime show and Pearce began presenting a Monday - Thursday evening show from 6-8pm entitled The Late Drive. This show was axed in 2004.
Dave Celebrated 10 years of dance anthems in August 2007. The 5 hour special Dance Anthems show included input from Pete Tong, Judge Jules and a phone in from Tiesto.
His first show on 6 Music was broadcast on Sunday 5 October 2008 from 8pm to 10pm, playing dance music from the last 30 years. Noel Gallagher was the first celebrity guest to pick his favourite dance anthem, which was "Strings of Life" by Rhythim is Rhythim. Pearce has also presented occasional shows on BBC Radio 2.
In late 2008 Dave Pearce launched a weekly podcast - Trancecast - which focuses on his interest in trance. It features upfront tracks as well as a weekly guest mix.
Pearce joined BBC Radio 1 in April 1995, taking over the weekday early-breakfast show from Bruno Brookes. He took over the weekend mid-morning slot in October the same year. February 1997 saw Pearce taking over weekend breakfast and on October 13 the same year, he went on to present the drivetime show from Kevin Greening, who had taken over Breakfast, alongside Zoe Ball. In addition to drivetime, Pearce took over the Dance Anthems show on Sunday evenings. In October 1998 Chris Moyles took over the drivetime show and Pearce began presenting a Monday - Thursday evening show from 6-8pm entitled The Late Drive. This show was axed in 2004.
Dave Celebrated 10 years of dance anthems in August 2007. The 5 hour special Dance Anthems show included input from Pete Tong, Judge Jules and a phone in from Tiesto.
His first show on 6 Music was broadcast on Sunday 5 October 2008 from 8pm to 10pm, playing dance music from the last 30 years. Noel Gallagher was the first celebrity guest to pick his favourite dance anthem, which was "Strings of Life" by Rhythim is Rhythim. Pearce has also presented occasional shows on BBC Radio 2.
In late 2008 Dave Pearce launched a weekly podcast - Trancecast - which focuses on his interest in trance. It features upfront tracks as well as a weekly guest mix.
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Dave Pearce Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Dave Pearce:
1999 Crash on the levee, mama Water's gonna overflow Swamp's gonn…
9 PM Till I come Till I come Change it and see Till I come Till…
Airwave I feel you Over the airwave Airwave I feel you Over …
Alone Tonight (Above & Beyond's Club Mix) [Mixed] Slipping sideways, silver stars collide And fade away just l…
Always Such a good feeling That's where I want to be (Yeah) Locked…
American Dream you bring new meaning to the word delicious you put me…
Angel I know that you decided I know you deny it But I…
Another Chance If I had another chance tonight I'd try to tell you…
As the Rush Comes There's a coldness in the air But I don't care (Embrace…
Beachball Yeah, let's go to the beach... I feel the breeze, my…
Beautiful Your shining light will be my guide. Leads me to a…
Beautiful Child We were lonely We were angry For being tied up to our…
Better off Alone Do you think you're better off alone? Do you think you're…
Big Sky I know this silence, been here before. I'm walking blinded t…
Born Slippy Drive boy dog boy Dirty numb angel boy In the doorway boy Sh…
Call On Me Call on me, call on me Call on me, call on…
Carte Blanche Do you love me? Yes, I love you Do you trust me? Yes…
Castles In The Sky Okay! Party people in the house! Do you ever question your …
Come On Jabbie jabbie dohh bay zeen Shudlee boop deee woodlee diddle…
Destination Calabria Destination unknown... I left my job my boss my car…
Diving Faces (Club Mix) [Mixed] My thoughts pass away with the coming sea. All the faces…
Do U Believe Do you know how lucky I feel I am To…
Drifting Away Everytime I lose my self control It feels like I…
Ecuador Dame tu mano why venga conmigo Vámonos al viaje para buscar…
Everyday Every moment I feel like I'm falling in love Over and…
Exploration Of Space Exploration of space! Exploration of space Exploration of sp…
Get Get Down Yo This house party is crazy, My crew is hella wavy Yo,…
God Is a DJ This is my church This is where I heal my hurts It's…
Gonna Make You Sweat Ev'rybody dance now! Ev'rybody dance now! Give me the music.…
Gouryella Я люблю слушать современный Rock'n'Roll. Он снова в моде, он…
Happiness Everything will be perfect Tonight and forever Light shine o…
Heaven You know I love my baby My baby loves me…
Here I Come Jabbie jabbie dohh bay zeen Shudlee boop deee woodlee diddle…
Holding on to Nothing When we touch I feel something happen When we breathe Al…
I Can't Let You Go Since you're gone Everything looks so empty Without you The …
I Feel Love One love, one love One love, one love One love,…
I See Girls I see girls, Here there and everywhere Short skirts long h…
I'll Be Your Angel I know that you decided I know you deny it But I…
I'm Not Alone Can you stay up for the weekend And blame God for…
If U Want Me Don't you want me Don't you want me Don't you want my…
Insomnia Deep in the bosom of the gentle night Is when I…
It's My Turn My sister, my sister, tell me what the trouble is I'll…
Kernkraft 400 Zombie, zombie, zombie, zombie nation Zombie, zombie, zombie…
Lazy I'm Lazy when I'm loving I'm Lazy when I play…
Let Me Think About It M-m-m, mmm mmm mmm M-m-m, mmm mmm mmm Let me think about…
Ligaya This is the first day of my life For once…
Loneliness Happiness and loneliness Happiness and loneliness Happin…
Love Don't Let Me Go You've got me dancin' and cryin' Rollin' and flying Love d…
Love Generation I don't know much but I know what I feel There's…
Magic Carpet Ride I like to dream Right between the sound machine On a cloud…
Make the World Go Round You really got to take a hold, of feelings deep…
Move Your Body Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoaaah! Somethin' 'bout your body Yeah-hey…
Move Your Love I just can't get you out of my head Your…
Music Is Life Such is life Feelin' Beautiful life I see it I'm making chan…
Mysterious Times Life, mysterious life we're all moving around dancing the rh…
Need To Feel Loved Come catch me babe I'm fallin Come n save me baby I'm calli…
Nothing But You (Pvd Club Mix) [Mixed] Norwegian: Jeg har ingenting Men jeg har alt Nar jeg har de…
On A Ragga Tip Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day Ay um ba day Ba…
On The Move You got the Chance ... Dance (Melodie) You got the Chance ..…
Operation Blade Bass in the place, London [Repeat: x 2] Everybody in the…
Out of the Blue 2010 Love is a potion mixed up by careless fools And it…
Passion Do you know how lucky I feel I am To find…
People Hold On Everybody's looking for a meaning Everybody's doing their ow…
Power Of Love I'll protect you from the hooded claw Keep the vampires from…
Rapture La La la la la la la La la la…
Right Here Right Now Right here, right now Right here, right now Right here, ri…
Rock Your Body Rock I'm on a mission, Let me take you back and forth, I…
Salt Water Oscail mo shuile Nios mo eist e sin Ar an tsaile snamha …
Saltwater Oscail mo shuile Nios mo eist e sin Ar an tsaile snamha Fol…
Seven Cities It's alright It's alright Ooh As shadows follow light …
Seven Days and One Week Oh, oh Every hour, every day Every minute you are away Every…
Shine You have the bravest heart I've ever known You have the…
Silence Give me release Witness me I am outside Give me peace He…
Skydive The first moment before the first touch We know the longing…
Stay (feat. La Trec) I had a dream last night You were there You held my…
Storm Blowing so stongly, the storm makes a point It brings…
Storm (Club Mix) [Mixed] We ride the winds of pain and destruction Millenniums are co…
Strange World Livin' here is not what it seems Ship of white light…
Such is Life Such is life Feelin' Beautiful life I see it I'm making chan…
Sun Movement, outside, silence inside, Restless lover, spread yo…
Sunset Bird of prey, Bird of prey, Flying high, Flying high. In th…
Superfreak She's alright, she's alright, she's alright That girl's al…
sweet harmony Is it right or wrong Try to find a place We can…
Take Me Away Take me away hehe Take me away hehe Take me…
Tears Я рвусь на куски Бьются осколки, и их не восстановить. Прочь…
Tell Me Why Tell me why, tell me why Wonder if I could…
The Beat Is Rockin' Back with another one of those block rockin' beats Back with…
The Power Of Love I'll protect you from the hooded claw Keep the vampires from…
The Sun Rising Movement, outside, silence inside, Restless lover, spread yo…
Time To Burn Fear of the dark tears me apart Won't leave me alone…
Toca's Miracle If you're gonna save the day And you're hearin' what I…
Touch Me You will always be my baby I will always think of…
U Sure Do Do you know how lucky I feel I am To…
We Come 1 Jabbie jabbie dohh bay zeen Shudlee boop deee woodlee diddle…
Where Love Lives You've been hurt And you've been down You've been set out of…
Where's Your Head At Where's your head at Where's your head at (Where your head…
Why? Tell me why, tell me why Wonder if I could…
You Got The Love Can't stand it when you're away Without a doubt, You're the …
Your Loving Arms So many times have I asked you to tell me…
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Outis Nemo
The Benefits of Saving Lives
by Chatral Rinpoche
I bow down before the Lama, Buddha Amitayus,
And the bodhisattvas in training.
I shall now in brief describe the benefits
Of freeing animals and ransoming their lives.
To save animals from slaughter and any mortal danger,
With an entirely pure motivation and conduct,
Is without doubt a practice to be taken up
By all followers of the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Many sutras, tantras and commentaries
Describe in detail the advantages it brings,
And countless learned and accomplished masters of India and Tibet
Have stressed the value and importance of benefitting beings.
Even in the basic vehicle one avoids inflicting harm on others,
In the mahayana this is the very training of a bodhisattva,
And in the secret mantra, a principal samaya of the ratna family.
The reasoning behind this is as follows: in this world,
Nothing is as dear to someone as his or her own life,
So no greater crime is there than taking life away,
And no conditioned virtue brings greater merit
Than the act of saving beings and ransoming their lives.
Therefore, should you wish for happiness and good,
Exert yourself in this, the most supreme of paths,
Which is proven through scriptures and through reasoning,
And is free of obstacles and potential dangers.
Consider your own body and with this as an example,
Make every effort not to kill any living creature,
Birds, fish, deer, cattle and even tiny insects,
And strive instead to save their lives,
Offering them protection from every fear.
The benefit of doing so is beyond imagining.
This is the best practice for your own longevity,
And the greatest ritual for the living or deceased
It is my main practice of benefitting others.
It dispels all external and internal adversity and obstacles,
Effortlessly and spontaneously, it brings favourable conditions,
And, when inspired by the noble mind of bodhichitta and
Completed with dedication and pure aspiration prayers,
It will lead one to complete enlightenment,
And the accomplishment of one's own and others' welfare—
Of this you need have no doubts at all!
Those whose minds incline to virtue and acts of merit,
Should prohibit hunting and fishing on their land.
Some birds, in particular, such as geese and cranes,
Are impelled by their karma to migrate
And fly south in autumn, north in spring.
At times, weary from the efforts of their flight,
Or having lost their way, some are forced to land,
Distressed, afraid and anxious; when this happens,
You should not throw stones or shoot at them,
Nor try to kill them or do them any harm,
But protect them so they may easily fly once more.
To offer care and affection to sentient beings
In desperate situations who lack protection
Brings just as much merit as the meditation
On emptiness with compassion as its core—
So it has been said by glorious Lord Atisha.
Lamas, officials, monks, nuns, men and women,
In all the places over which you have control,
Exert every influence and do all within your power
To release animals and ransom their lives,
While encouraging others to do the same.
In all those places where this is done,
Sickness among people and livestock will cease,
Harvests will be plentiful and life will be long.
All will enjoy happiness and well-being in abundance,
And at death let go of deluded experience,
Before finding an excellent rebirth within the higher realms.
Ultimately, there is no doubt that this will lead one easily
To find the supreme and perfect state of awakening.
In response to the request of Doctor Dordrak,
Who offered a pure silk scarf and a hundred Nepali rupees,
The one called Chatral Sangye Dorje,
Who strives continuously to ransom lives,
Wrote down spontaneously whatever came to mind.
By the merit of this may all sentient beings
Come to practise enlightened actions!
JB 001
@T.Theodorus Ibrahim
Hardly.
This is just wild speculation.
Expecting billions of humans to jump onboard a future MDMA happy train?
"very true" (sic)
Really ?
Hedonism is already part of human culture, in fact, it could be argued, that pleasure seeking has resulted in the near collapse of the global ecosystem.
OP said "bound to become common sense" ... look where "common sense" lead us.
Outis Nemo
The Benefits of Saving Lives
by Chatral Rinpoche
I bow down before the Lama, Buddha Amitayus,
And the bodhisattvas in training.
I shall now in brief describe the benefits
Of freeing animals and ransoming their lives.
To save animals from slaughter and any mortal danger,
With an entirely pure motivation and conduct,
Is without doubt a practice to be taken up
By all followers of the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Many sutras, tantras and commentaries
Describe in detail the advantages it brings,
And countless learned and accomplished masters of India and Tibet
Have stressed the value and importance of benefitting beings.
Even in the basic vehicle one avoids inflicting harm on others,
In the mahayana this is the very training of a bodhisattva,
And in the secret mantra, a principal samaya of the ratna family.
The reasoning behind this is as follows: in this world,
Nothing is as dear to someone as his or her own life,
So no greater crime is there than taking life away,
And no conditioned virtue brings greater merit
Than the act of saving beings and ransoming their lives.
Therefore, should you wish for happiness and good,
Exert yourself in this, the most supreme of paths,
Which is proven through scriptures and through reasoning,
And is free of obstacles and potential dangers.
Consider your own body and with this as an example,
Make every effort not to kill any living creature,
Birds, fish, deer, cattle and even tiny insects,
And strive instead to save their lives,
Offering them protection from every fear.
The benefit of doing so is beyond imagining.
This is the best practice for your own longevity,
And the greatest ritual for the living or deceased
It is my main practice of benefitting others.
It dispels all external and internal adversity and obstacles,
Effortlessly and spontaneously, it brings favourable conditions,
And, when inspired by the noble mind of bodhichitta and
Completed with dedication and pure aspiration prayers,
It will lead one to complete enlightenment,
And the accomplishment of one's own and others' welfare—
Of this you need have no doubts at all!
Those whose minds incline to virtue and acts of merit,
Should prohibit hunting and fishing on their land.
Some birds, in particular, such as geese and cranes,
Are impelled by their karma to migrate
And fly south in autumn, north in spring.
At times, weary from the efforts of their flight,
Or having lost their way, some are forced to land,
Distressed, afraid and anxious; when this happens,
You should not throw stones or shoot at them,
Nor try to kill them or do them any harm,
But protect them so they may easily fly once more.
To offer care and affection to sentient beings
In desperate situations who lack protection
Brings just as much merit as the meditation
On emptiness with compassion as its core—
So it has been said by glorious Lord Atisha.
Lamas, officials, monks, nuns, men and women,
In all the places over which you have control,
Exert every influence and do all within your power
To release animals and ransom their lives,
While encouraging others to do the same.
In all those places where this is done,
Sickness among people and livestock will cease,
Harvests will be plentiful and life will be long.
All will enjoy happiness and well-being in abundance,
And at death let go of deluded experience,
Before finding an excellent rebirth within the higher realms.
Ultimately, there is no doubt that this will lead one easily
To find the supreme and perfect state of awakening.
In response to the request of Doctor Dordrak,
Who offered a pure silk scarf and a hundred Nepali rupees,
The one called Chatral Sangye Dorje,
Who strives continuously to ransom lives,
Wrote down spontaneously whatever came to mind.
By the merit of this may all sentient beings
Come to practise enlightened actions!
Outis Nemo
@I love Nature:
David Pearce has written extensively about how cats should either be phased out or somehow rendered into herbivorous animals along with all other animals.
Here is an excerpt from one of his most famous pieces on the subject:
Most controversial of all, however, would be the extinction - or genetically-driven behavioural modification - of members of the cat family. We'll focus here on felines rather than the "easy" cases like parasitic tapeworms or cockroaches because of the unique status of members of the cat family in contemporary human culture, both as pets/companion animals and as our romanticised emblems of "wildlife". Most contemporary humans have a strong aesthetic preference in favour of continued feline survival. Their existence in current guise is perhaps the biggest ethical/ideological challenge to the radical abolitionist. For our culture glorifies lions, with their iconic status as the King of the Beasts; we admire the grace and agility of a cheetah; the tiger is a symbol of strength, beauty and controlled aggression; the panther is dark, swift and elegant; and so forth. Innumerable companies and sports teams have enlisted one or other of the big cats for their logos as symbols of manliness and vigour. Moreover cats of the domestic variety are the archetypal household pets. The worldwide domestic cat population has been estimated at around 400 million. We romanticise their virtues and forgive their foibles, notably their playful torment of mice. Indeed rather than being an object of horror - and compassion for the mouse - the torment of mice has been turned into stylized entertainment. Hence Tom-and-Jerry cartoons. By contrast, talk of "eliminating" predation can sound sinister. What would "phasing out" or "reprogramming" predators mean in practice? Most disturbingly, such terms are evocative of genocide, not universal compassion.
Appearances deceive. To get a conceptual handle on what is really going on during "predation", let's compare our attitude to the fate of a pig or a zebra with the fate of an organism with whom those non-human animals are functionally equivalent, both intellectually and in their capacity to suffer, namely a human toddler. On those rare occasions when a domestic dog kills a baby or toddler, the attack is front-page news. The offending dog is subsequently put down. Likewise, lions in Africa who turn man-eater are tracked down and killed, regardless of their conserved status. This response isn't to imply lions - or for that matter rogue dogs - are morally culpable. But by common consent they must be prevented from killing any more human beings. By contrast, the spectacle of a lion chasing a terrified zebra and then asphyxiating its victim can be shown on TV as evening entertainment, edifying viewing even for children. How is this parallel relevant? Well, if our theory of value aspires to a God's-eye perspective, stripped of unwarranted anthropocentric bias in the manner of the physical sciences, then the well-being of a pig or a zebra inherently matters no less than the fate of a human baby - or any other organism endowed with an equivalent degree of sentience. If we are morally consistent, then as we acquire God-like powers over Nature's creatures, we should take analogous steps to secure their well-being too. Given our anthropocentric bias, thinking of non-human vertebrates not just as equivalent in moral status to toddlers or infants, but as though they were toddlers or infants, is a useful exercise. Such reconceptualisation helps correct our lack of empathy for sentient beings whose physical appearance is different from "us". Ethically, the practice of intelligent "anthropomorphism" shouldn't be shunned as unscientific, but embraced insofar as it augments our stunted capacity for empathy. Such anthropomorphism can be a valuable corrective to our cognitive and moral limitations. This is not a plea to be sentimental, simply for impartial benevolence. Nor is it even a plea to take "sides" between killer and prey. Human serial killers who prey on other humans need to be locked up. But ultimately, it's vindictive morally to blame them in any ultimate sense for the fate of their victims. Their behaviour supervenes on the fundamental laws of physics. Tout comprendre, c'est tout pardonner. Yet this indulgence doesn't extend to permitting them to kill again; and the abolitionist maintains the same principle holds good for nonhuman serial killers too.
Also, the fact that you consider yourself as owning another sentient being at all is itself troubling. As PETA writes, the institution of pet keeping should be done away with entirely regardless of whether the aforementioned interventions Pearce writes about is successful or not:
«We at PETA very much love the animal companions who share our homes, but we believe that it would have been in the animals’ best interests if the institution of “pet keeping”—i.e., breeding animals to be kept and regarded as “pets”—never existed. The international pastime of domesticating animals has created an overpopulation crisis; as a result, millions of unwanted animals are destroyed every year as “surplus.”
This selfish desire to possess animals and receive love from them causes immeasurable suffering, which results from manipulating their breeding, selling or giving them away casually, and depriving them of the opportunity to engage in their natural behavior. They are restricted to human homes, where they must obey commands and can only eat, drink, and even urinate when humans allow them to.»
Outis Nemo
Because you haven't sat down to reflect on these issues, most likely. After going vegan several years ago (one of the first steps anyone who is remotely reasonable takes), one of the questions that continue to pop into my mind during my meditations was: "what about non-human predators?"; this quickly led me to David Pearce's work, which is the by most reasonable and logical way to deal with it. There's simply zero reason why we should continue to allow predation if we are able to stop it, because unlike what many carnists try to argue, predation is not at all necessary for ecosystems to function, ecosystems are rather built around a core of mutualistic symbiotic relationships, such as that between trees and the mycorrhizal fungi in the soil, or between these fungi and soil microorganisms, or between flowering trees and pollinators, as well as between these flowering trees when they bear fruit and frugivorous animals like humans, who act as seed dispersers, predation is just an act of parasitism on top of these functioning ecosystems, taking value out without providing anything.
May all beings be happy.
The Benefits of Saving Lives
by Chatral Rinpoche
I bow down before the Lama, Buddha Amitayus,
And the bodhisattvas in training.
I shall now in brief describe the benefits
Of freeing animals and ransoming their lives.
To save animals from slaughter and any mortal danger,
With an entirely pure motivation and conduct,
Is without doubt a practice to be taken up
By all followers of the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Many sutras, tantras and commentaries
Describe in detail the advantages it brings,
And countless learned and accomplished masters of India and Tibet
Have stressed the value and importance of benefitting beings.
Even in the basic vehicle one avoids inflicting harm on others,
In the mahayana this is the very training of a bodhisattva,
And in the secret mantra, a principal samaya of the ratna family.
The reasoning behind this is as follows: in this world,
Nothing is as dear to someone as his or her own life,
So no greater crime is there than taking life away,
And no conditioned virtue brings greater merit
Than the act of saving beings and ransoming their lives.
Therefore, should you wish for happiness and good,
Exert yourself in this, the most supreme of paths,
Which is proven through scriptures and through reasoning,
And is free of obstacles and potential dangers.
Consider your own body and with this as an example,
Make every effort not to kill any living creature,
Birds, fish, deer, cattle and even tiny insects,
And strive instead to save their lives,
Offering them protection from every fear.
The benefit of doing so is beyond imagining.
This is the best practice for your own longevity,
And the greatest ritual for the living or deceased
It is my main practice of benefitting others.
It dispels all external and internal adversity and obstacles,
Effortlessly and spontaneously, it brings favourable conditions,
And, when inspired by the noble mind of bodhichitta and
Completed with dedication and pure aspiration prayers,
It will lead one to complete enlightenment,
And the accomplishment of one's own and others' welfare—
Of this you need have no doubts at all!
Those whose minds incline to virtue and acts of merit,
Should prohibit hunting and fishing on their land.
Some birds, in particular, such as geese and cranes,
Are impelled by their karma to migrate
And fly south in autumn, north in spring.
At times, weary from the efforts of their flight,
Or having lost their way, some are forced to land,
Distressed, afraid and anxious; when this happens,
You should not throw stones or shoot at them,
Nor try to kill them or do them any harm,
But protect them so they may easily fly once more.
To offer care and affection to sentient beings
In desperate situations who lack protection
Brings just as much merit as the meditation
On emptiness with compassion as its core—
So it has been said by glorious Lord Atisha.
Lamas, officials, monks, nuns, men and women,
In all the places over which you have control,
Exert every influence and do all within your power
To release animals and ransom their lives,
While encouraging others to do the same.
In all those places where this is done,
Sickness among people and livestock will cease,
Harvests will be plentiful and life will be long.
All will enjoy happiness and well-being in abundance,
And at death let go of deluded experience,
Before finding an excellent rebirth within the higher realms.
Ultimately, there is no doubt that this will lead one easily
To find the supreme and perfect state of awakening.
In response to the request of Doctor Dordrak,
Who offered a pure silk scarf and a hundred Nepali rupees,
The one called Chatral Sangye Dorje,
Who strives continuously to ransom lives,
Wrote down spontaneously whatever came to mind.
By the merit of this may all sentient beings
Come to practise enlightened actions!
Sentientism
Loved the discussion. Rational and compassionate (for all sentient beings). Thanks Jack and David!
Outis Nemo
The Benefits of Saving Lives
by Chatral Rinpoche
I bow down before the Lama, Buddha Amitayus,
And the bodhisattvas in training.
I shall now in brief describe the benefits
Of freeing animals and ransoming their lives.
To save animals from slaughter and any mortal danger,
With an entirely pure motivation and conduct,
Is without doubt a practice to be taken up
By all followers of the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Many sutras, tantras and commentaries
Describe in detail the advantages it brings,
And countless learned and accomplished masters of India and Tibet
Have stressed the value and importance of benefitting beings.
Even in the basic vehicle one avoids inflicting harm on others,
In the mahayana this is the very training of a bodhisattva,
And in the secret mantra, a principal samaya of the ratna family.
The reasoning behind this is as follows: in this world,
Nothing is as dear to someone as his or her own life,
So no greater crime is there than taking life away,
And no conditioned virtue brings greater merit
Than the act of saving beings and ransoming their lives.
Therefore, should you wish for happiness and good,
Exert yourself in this, the most supreme of paths,
Which is proven through scriptures and through reasoning,
And is free of obstacles and potential dangers.
Consider your own body and with this as an example,
Make every effort not to kill any living creature,
Birds, fish, deer, cattle and even tiny insects,
And strive instead to save their lives,
Offering them protection from every fear.
The benefit of doing so is beyond imagining.
This is the best practice for your own longevity,
And the greatest ritual for the living or deceased
It is my main practice of benefitting others.
It dispels all external and internal adversity and obstacles,
Effortlessly and spontaneously, it brings favourable conditions,
And, when inspired by the noble mind of bodhichitta and
Completed with dedication and pure aspiration prayers,
It will lead one to complete enlightenment,
And the accomplishment of one's own and others' welfare—
Of this you need have no doubts at all!
Those whose minds incline to virtue and acts of merit,
Should prohibit hunting and fishing on their land.
Some birds, in particular, such as geese and cranes,
Are impelled by their karma to migrate
And fly south in autumn, north in spring.
At times, weary from the efforts of their flight,
Or having lost their way, some are forced to land,
Distressed, afraid and anxious; when this happens,
You should not throw stones or shoot at them,
Nor try to kill them or do them any harm,
But protect them so they may easily fly once more.
To offer care and affection to sentient beings
In desperate situations who lack protection
Brings just as much merit as the meditation
On emptiness with compassion as its core—
So it has been said by glorious Lord Atisha.
Lamas, officials, monks, nuns, men and women,
In all the places over which you have control,
Exert every influence and do all within your power
To release animals and ransom their lives,
While encouraging others to do the same.
In all those places where this is done,
Sickness among people and livestock will cease,
Harvests will be plentiful and life will be long.
All will enjoy happiness and well-being in abundance,
And at death let go of deluded experience,
Before finding an excellent rebirth within the higher realms.
Ultimately, there is no doubt that this will lead one easily
To find the supreme and perfect state of awakening.
In response to the request of Doctor Dordrak,
Who offered a pure silk scarf and a hundred Nepali rupees,
The one called Chatral Sangye Dorje,
Who strives continuously to ransom lives,
Wrote down spontaneously whatever came to mind.
By the merit of this may all sentient beings
Come to practise enlightened actions!
Andrés Gómez Emilsson
The Hedonistic Imperative is bound to become common-sense. It might require people to have reliable and non-toxic access to blissful compassion. We might be a single non-neurotoxic MDMA breakthrough away from social consensus on this video ;-)
ciggy
@JB 001 egoistic hedonism is what has led to what we have today. What HH and Pearce are speaking of is a utilitarian hedonism that takes into account the well-being of all. These are two massively different things.
JB 001
@T.Theodorus Ibrahim
Hardly.
This is just wild speculation.
Expecting billions of humans to jump onboard a future MDMA happy train?
"very true" (sic)
Really ?
Hedonism is already part of human culture, in fact, it could be argued, that pleasure seeking has resulted in the near collapse of the global ecosystem.
OP said "bound to become common sense" ... look where "common sense" lead us.
T.Theodorus Ibrahim
Very true Andrés
Julian I
I actually can't percieve a more worthwhile value to pursue than to reduce suffering for ALL beings. Like, what better thing could one possibly do? It benefits all, after all. Both contemporary and future lives.
It seems to me many people value aesthetics and their personal comfort FAR above any higher moral value. Guess it's not that much of a mystery that nazi-germany could happen, after all.
Outis Nemo
The Benefits of Saving Lives
by Chatral Rinpoche
I bow down before the Lama, Buddha Amitayus,
And the bodhisattvas in training.
I shall now in brief describe the benefits
Of freeing animals and ransoming their lives.
To save animals from slaughter and any mortal danger,
With an entirely pure motivation and conduct,
Is without doubt a practice to be taken up
By all followers of the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Many sutras, tantras and commentaries
Describe in detail the advantages it brings,
And countless learned and accomplished masters of India and Tibet
Have stressed the value and importance of benefitting beings.
Even in the basic vehicle one avoids inflicting harm on others,
In the mahayana this is the very training of a bodhisattva,
And in the secret mantra, a principal samaya of the ratna family.
The reasoning behind this is as follows: in this world,
Nothing is as dear to someone as his or her own life,
So no greater crime is there than taking life away,
And no conditioned virtue brings greater merit
Than the act of saving beings and ransoming their lives.
Therefore, should you wish for happiness and good,
Exert yourself in this, the most supreme of paths,
Which is proven through scriptures and through reasoning,
And is free of obstacles and potential dangers.
Consider your own body and with this as an example,
Make every effort not to kill any living creature,
Birds, fish, deer, cattle and even tiny insects,
And strive instead to save their lives,
Offering them protection from every fear.
The benefit of doing so is beyond imagining.
This is the best practice for your own longevity,
And the greatest ritual for the living or deceased
It is my main practice of benefitting others.
It dispels all external and internal adversity and obstacles,
Effortlessly and spontaneously, it brings favourable conditions,
And, when inspired by the noble mind of bodhichitta and
Completed with dedication and pure aspiration prayers,
It will lead one to complete enlightenment,
And the accomplishment of one's own and others' welfare—
Of this you need have no doubts at all!
Those whose minds incline to virtue and acts of merit,
Should prohibit hunting and fishing on their land.
Some birds, in particular, such as geese and cranes,
Are impelled by their karma to migrate
And fly south in autumn, north in spring.
At times, weary from the efforts of their flight,
Or having lost their way, some are forced to land,
Distressed, afraid and anxious; when this happens,
You should not throw stones or shoot at them,
Nor try to kill them or do them any harm,
But protect them so they may easily fly once more.
To offer care and affection to sentient beings
In desperate situations who lack protection
Brings just as much merit as the meditation
On emptiness with compassion as its core—
So it has been said by glorious Lord Atisha.
Lamas, officials, monks, nuns, men and women,
In all the places over which you have control,
Exert every influence and do all within your power
To release animals and ransom their lives,
While encouraging others to do the same.
In all those places where this is done,
Sickness among people and livestock will cease,
Harvests will be plentiful and life will be long.
All will enjoy happiness and well-being in abundance,
And at death let go of deluded experience,
Before finding an excellent rebirth within the higher realms.
Ultimately, there is no doubt that this will lead one easily
To find the supreme and perfect state of awakening.
In response to the request of Doctor Dordrak,
Who offered a pure silk scarf and a hundred Nepali rupees,
The one called Chatral Sangye Dorje,
Who strives continuously to ransom lives,
Wrote down spontaneously whatever came to mind.
By the merit of this may all sentient beings
Come to practise enlightened actions!
Angela Wildman
I love how he wants to stop making humans special and different from other animals altogether. He’s awesome!
Явор Карапетров
It was fantastic, two wonderful men discussing how we can reduce suffering on the planet.
I don't believe people are good as a general and when I see good people I am melting with joy :)
(Still people can be raised and educated to be good)