Animal suffering

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Hello friends. I don’t think Eckhart has spoken much on this subject, but I’m wondering how to feel peace when there is so much animal suffering, especially at the hands of humans.

After listening to so much of Eckhart, so much about life and the universe seem to make sense, but I can’t find the answer for this. I just have to push it out of my mind in order to feel peace, but I want to understand how to come to acceptance about this.

The quote I’m holding onto is, “Empathy with a person’s pain or lack, and a desire to help, need to be balanced with a deeper realization of the eternal nature of all life and the ultimate illusion of all pain. Then let your peace flow into whatever you do.” I just have to trust that all is as it is supposed to be and that nothing is bad. It just is. I would like to hear your thoughts on this.

Posted Dec 6, 2025, 6:25 PM UTC

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