[ISL] "P.E.I. monks buy 600 lbs of lobster to release them into ocean"
I shared Shane Ross' CBC report on my Facebook wall yesterday night, and the general reaction was one of amusement. I was told that many of the lobster fishermen will go back and retrieve the deposited lobsters themselves--apparently that sort of practice, the recovery of food animals released by Buddhist monks into the wild, is common in Southeast Asia, too--but the gesture counts, right?
More than 600 pounds of lucky lobsters were spared the pot Saturday, thanks to compassionate monks on Prince Edward Island.
The monks bought the lobsters from various places around the Island, said Venerable Dan of the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society in Little Sands.
On Saturday, they boarded a fishing boat and released them back into the ocean off the coast of Wood Islands.
"Hopefully, we can find a spot where there are no cages waiting for them," said Dan.
The purpose is to cultivate compassion not just for the lobsters, but for all beings, he said.
More than 600 pounds of lucky lobsters were spared the pot Saturday, thanks to compassionate monks on Prince Edward Island.
The monks bought the lobsters from various places around the Island, said Venerable Dan of the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society in Little Sands.
On Saturday, they boarded a fishing boat and released them back into the ocean off the coast of Wood Islands.
"Hopefully, we can find a spot where there are no cages waiting for them," said Dan.
The purpose is to cultivate compassion not just for the lobsters, but for all beings, he said.