{"id":66019,"date":"2026-06-09T06:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baus.org\/en\/?p=66019"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:37:13","slug":"8-26-awakening-compassion-buddhism-animals-and-everyday-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baus.org\/en\/8-26-awakening-compassion-buddhism-animals-and-everyday-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/26 Awakening Compassion: Buddhism, Animals, and Everyday choices\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"66019\" class=\"elementor elementor-66019\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-808aab0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"808aab0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Master Xianshu, Dr. Janet Gyatso, Dr. Geoffrey Barstow, Tara Brach, David Loy, and others in the All Beings Coalition\u2014are bringing Buddhist teachings into today\u2019s conversation about the treatment of farmed animals.<\/p><p>Whether you are a longtime practitioner or simply interested in Buddhist perspectives on compassion and our relationship with animals, all are welcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d815a5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d815a5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8647f58\" data-id=\"8647f58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d870d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d870d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check back soon to register<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rayane Laddi serves as the interim US Program Director for Dharma Voices for Animals (DVA), an international Buddhist animal\u2011rights organization with active chapters in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. 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