The difference in the weight of the lives of “humans, animals,” and “bugs”

We cannot live without taking our lives. Everything you eat normally is life.
I think the word “thank you” is also a word that values life.

According to idealistic idealism, they probably think it's better not to take lives. Strange story, many people don't like slaughtering cows, pigs, and birds, even when they harvest vegetables. Maybe it's because blood comes out, and there are things that aren't logical.
It's probably instinctive.

For example, if a mosquito is stopped by your hand, it's unconditionally good or bad, and if you notice it before you think about it, isn't it? I'm not thinking about killing him.

The important thing is not to waste your life. That's it. Try not to kill them as much as possible. That's it.

In a big sense, no living thing can live unless it receives the power of life. Water is life, nutrients are life, and air is life.
Thank you very much.

Neko-sama

Of course, in Buddhism, life is viewed equally.

Whether it's a cockroach, a person, or a deer. There is no difference in the weight of life.

They are equal even as sentient beings who suffer together.

Humans create superiority or inferiority in life based on laws and our own values.

In Buddhism, whether you kill a person or an ant, the same evil act is bad work.

Of course, there are differences due to part of the motive for that misconduct. The presence or absence of intent or negligence, etc. (In terms of Buddhism, ignorance, degree of worry, etc.)

However, of course, there are no people who can spend their time without committing such evil acts at all. It's also not possible to live by being beautiful alone.

I would be grateful if you could learn and practice Buddhism about the lives you receive and the lives you have no choice but to take, how to repent, make offerings, and tackle the issue of “karma.”

Just now, there is a humble law story that also deals with this kind of subject. Please check it out.

Humble Tales “The Memorial Service”
https://youtu.be/lPp80WzKmQc

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

This question is often asked. The answer is clear in the teachings of Shakyamuni.
Perhaps your question can be divided into the following two parts.

① Is there a difference in the weight of life? If there is one, why?
② (And yet) is life equally important? If it's important, why?

① Answer:
It's a subtle difference, but Shakyamuni doesn't say “there is a difference in the weight of life.” It's a way of saying “there is a difference in the weight of bad work that takes the lives of living things.” (This subtle difference is that ②'s life is equally important? It will lead to.)
Taking the lives of elephants is heavier than bad deeds that take the lives of mosquitoes, and taking human lives rather than elephant lives, bad karma is heavier. Even for the same person, it is heavier to take the lives of people with high virtue than to take the lives of villains. In dry terms, depending on the high “value” of life in the world, strengths and weaknesses occur in the compensation and bad work of stealing it.

② Answer:
that kind of inequality? After knowing, in Buddhism, “If it's a mosquito, you can kill up to ten animals. There are up to two elephants. There is only one bad person. I'm not saying, “People with high virtue must not be killed.” They say, “If it's life, even one mosquito should be treated equally.” The reason is not because life is equally precious. This is because life is equal for everyone, and they desperately protect themselves, saying “I don't want to die, I want to live.” The feelings on the killing side have become extremely black in terms of destroying the fundamental instinctive feeling of not wanting to die as a life of taking away the right to life.
This act of killing, no matter how small, should never be taken lightly. Once you get used to killing mosquitoes, your bad business will continue to “develop” to the extent that you will annihilate all tree bugs with insecticides, completely destroy noisy sparrows with nets, and drive away children in noisy neighborhoods.
Also, people with a heart that violates someone else's right to life will have their right to life threatened themselves. When my life is despised, for the first time, I instinctively want to protect myself, saying that I don't want to die or why I am in this situation, but at that time, I don't realize that I have no right to complain to others. Somehow, I think that I am the only one who has faced an unreasonable situation, and I have to die with regret.

Buddhism says that is the law for life. Therefore, they say that it is better to protect yourself and live while praying for peace in all of your lives, rather than feeling that you are alone, after all, you are also more secure.
　

There is no difference in being alive
There is no difference in the weight of that life
I understand that somehow.

though
Keep it objective
Subjectively, it's different.
After all, a life close to oneself is important
I don't care about lives that aren't.
“Perception that something is on the opposite bank that has nothing to do with me”
It's a feeling everyone has.

There are ants that don't even care about being crushed
If you start breeding
Feelings spring up
It's something I love.

I don't want to die.
That's why I take care of myself
I want people around me to take good care of me.

Because everyone would think so
I also take care to take care of the people and lives around me.