The empty stomach
Almost every poor country has a law according to
which a suicide attempt is a criminal offence. If you lack the means
of feeding yourself and you are utterly miserable, don't try to kill
yourself. Let starvation kill you bit by bit. If starvation kills
you, there is nothing criminal about it. But if you try to kill
yourself because of starvation it is a criminal act.
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From drudgery to salvation
Buddha message was simple: I give you a mantra,
you try it. If it works for you, it's fine. If it doesn't, you
follow your own path. With this simple formula, he initiated
millions into the fold. In present day India, the dalits' conversion
to Buddhism is not that simple.
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Unethical surgery on animals and suspicions of trafficking in
body parts
On being informed that the dogs had been brought
to the Veterinary Faculty in a bad condition, a representative of
Kandy Association for Community Protection through Animal Welfare
rushed there and identified the dogs as those given to the academic
from its shelter. She has described the horrendous scene she
witnessed of the dogs lying helpless after being extensively cut up
for a purpose known only to the academic and the veterinary surgeon
that did the 'surgery'.
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