Trumpeter (1992)
ISSN: 0832-6193
The Buddhist Perception of Nature:
Implications for Forest Conservation in Thailand

"Humans here have relational links with all other forms of life. "This conviction is the principle root for the ethical injunction to 'ahimsa' or reverence for life. The first Buddhist commandment is that one should harm no living thing or minimize harm not simply to humans but to nonhuman animals as well."."

Having read this on Buddhism, I would say my personal lifestyle and beliefs conform closely to the same principles.

And yes, there is a spiritual relationship between 'man' and 'animals'. We all have the same rights as living 'beings' on this planet. Yet mankind views itself as superior to animals. Shame on mankind.

Cambridge Dictionary:
mankind
noun [ U ]
the whole of the human race, including both men and women:
Mankind has always been obsessed by power.

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