WHO I AM

Even the Animals have their own nature, simpler but sensitiv and background of their past as a living entity within material body wondering withing this Material World through many species of life. This is called Karma and Reincarnation explained analytically in Bhagavad Gita. Karma means in Sanskrit activity in general, so what action was done there is a reaction unavoidable. Whatever desire appears within the mind it turns into an action, consequences, reaction and whatever state of the mind one possesses at the time of death that reaction it brings in the future, a new body of human, animal, demigod or demon, etc...or a Spiritual body. A very strict Law of Karma causing continuous reincarnation of a 'nitya baddha' eternally conditioned and covered by material nature living entity untill one Surrenderst to this Law and God Himself (Bg 7.5 p.).
Here we can say about an Ethics regarding the Animal World. This is the basic of Buddhist philosophy, but what it actually means? Humanity. From that platform the Humanity starts as a first step to the Ethics of every civilised human being: 'Do not kill', even a fly or mosquito. And if we consider the fact that God as a Source of everything as a Global Creator of all we perceive, and as a distributor of His Own Being divided into many many species of life in which we are finding ourself as a part of Him, His 'Divine Nature', we finally see it is the worse 'crime act' to kill other living entity who is actually a God's part and parcel, His own nature, it is like killing a particle of God..., breaking the Law of God.
This killing includes also or most of all eating animals' flesh. And here we can protest, we can argue, became angry and so one, but..., STOP FOR A WHILE..., THINK ABOUT IT..., be realistic, law is law... Consider it from a philosophical point of view not as a 'Tongue' and 'Belly' person who wants only satisfy one's habitual desires. Can you see God within every living entity? Can you woke up within your heart compassion to each and every sensitive and innocent living being? Can you imagine that what you do, that harm to the other living being gives a pain to it creating bad energy? And this bad energy is cumulated somewhere here or there, and when it is getting too big it bursts into a big or huge explosion..., what is the consequence of it is the WAR among living beings like humans as Karmic reaction. This is the cause of all conflicts in the World, wars, terrorism, holocaust..., life for life. Hard to believe? But this is the subtle background of a whole idea unseen externally. the suffering brings suffering, action and reaction, Karma is running after us and there is no place to escape. And most important is the fact this Karmic reactions refer to every harm physical, mental, verbal. The philosophy of Yoga, explained in 'Yoga Sutras' by Patanjali gives the detailed description of how from the seed of someone's action grows an effect of it, gradually and effectively, immediately or in due course of time, and when it matures there is an Effect of that Action. So although we freely do whatever we want with our and others lifes this Karma and reaction will catch us when from the seed sprouts reaction, and then there will be our suffering and our pain, or if the Karma is good it brings a good result. This works like a 'Boomerang' whatever you are sending it will come back to you...
It is a whole general picture of a reality we are in, and with this I am living you...just  think about it.