Buddhism and Euthanasia

Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde

Spot is old, ill and suffering. As painful as it is for loving pet guardians, we now have to make a difficult decision — is it time to consider euthanasia? For humans, California End of Life Option Act is a law which allows terminally ill adults resident in the state of California to access medical aid in dying by self-administering lethal drugs. Would you take advantage of this? Should you?

We look to our spiritual traditions for guidance on difficult life and death situations such as this. Tonight we will look at the history of teachings on the subject from a Buddhist perspective and what contemporary teachers have to say.

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“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
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