Compassion for All Life
Compassion extends to all living beings, not just humans.
While Sikhism doesn't mandate vegetarianism, it teaches respect for all life. Unnecessary harm to animals and nature violates the principle of seeing the Divine in all creation.
Do not kill any living being with your hands or your words.
Sikh ethics extend protection beyond human boundaries.
Guru Granth Sahib
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- What Sikhism says about compassion
Compassion is not limited to people. Sikhism does not require vegetarianism, and the library still counts unnecessary harm to animals and nature as a failure of respect.