In the beginning, Buddha allowed it because some people just came in and didn’t know anything. So the Buddha said, “If you have to eat animal-people meat, then you eat this kind of less-karma meat, no-karma meat, like already dead on the street, or died a natural death. Or somebody killed them, but not for you personally and you don’t hear the cry of the animal-people when they are killed.” But this was just in the beginning. […] But later on, the Buddha said, “You’re grown up already. You know the Truth, the Dharma already. So, you don’t eat meat anymore. Anyone who eats meat is not my disciple; it’s a disciple who belongs to maya.” […]
And then later, the Buddha had an ashram, a room for Him. They called it “fragrant room.” It was for the Buddha, and there were many other rooms for the monks. But sometimes it was not enough because some other monks came back, elderly monks or visiting monks from other schools, and didn’t have enough room. Then even Rāhula, son of the Buddha, had to go sleep in the toilet area. That’s how the Buddha trained Him to be humble, to be accepting in any situation. […]
Like, in the Himalayas where I went up, in many areas, I just walked all the time. Only one time I went on the bus, […] And always I wore wet clothes, wet shoes and had swollen feet, but I was in love with God. I feared nothing. I didn’t care about anything. I didn’t think much of anything whatsoever. I never thought or compared or wanted better – nothing. […]
