Posted by Kyo on October 23, 2009 at 04:37:47:
It is most unfortunate that it has come to this. Hilarion has shared that whales, and other Cetaceans, are ensouled (ie. used as incarnating vehicles) by highly evolved beings from beyond the planet, including the Angelic race.
While the whaling practices of (some of) the Japanese (there are of course, also some Japanese people who protest against whaling) are inexcusable and carry with it anti-cosmoethic karma, the actions of the Sea Shepherd are also less-than-ideal.
(The founder of the Sea Shepherd was one of 3 co-founders of GreenPeace; they have since parted ways due to strong disagreement on their methods and execution.)
To their credit, Sea Shepherd has taken some effort to restrain themselves from outright (or perhaps, worse forms of) eco-terrorism against the Japanese whaling fleet; but violence against violence is but a band-aid; when the Japanese feel unfairly victimized and seek to take revenge, the cycle of vengeance and violence has no end.
The Whale Wars – Sea Shepherd Returns From Antarctica
http://www.indymedia.org/pt/2009/02/920883.shtml
The Whale War Continues as Japan Rejects Appeasement Offer
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-090203-3.html
What is Greenpeace Thinking?
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/editorial-090218-1.html
Wikipedia on Sea Shepherd :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society