Do you believe in the evolution of human consciousness?

Posted on Jul 18th, 2008 by Shantih

The answer is YES...YES... YES . Thank you for posting this question. If there is one thing that keeps me going is that one belief in all sentient beings' innate longing to move towards "that"... More »

Great Health Information

Posted on Jul 18th, 2008 by Healer

Raw Broccoli, Cabbage Slash Bladder Cancer Risk by 40 Percent; Cooking Destroys Benefits by Mike Adams ( see all articles by this author ) (NaturalNews) Eating as little as three small servings of raw cruciferous... More »

Do you believe in the evolution of human consciousness?

Posted on Jul 18th, 2008 by C.G.

I believe it was Alan Watts that that suggested the reason behind the expanding universe was (paraphrased) that science (our tool of perception) was developing ever more powerful tools for peering into the farthest reaches,... More »

Back To The Drawing Board

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by Fearless

FOR SEVERAL DAYS, I haven't known what to write about here, but I've just come from an interesting discussion in Second Life about the Ethics of Vegetarianism and it's given me a new focus. I've... More »

Angela the Ant(copyright, Mike Dineen, all rights reserved)

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by Mikey_Dee

Angela, the Ant Angela was an ant who acted on the Stage And Angela's one-ant show, became the Ant-hill theatre rage. She stood there in the centre, Beneath the bright spotlight, and soliliqued from shakespeare,... More »

A safe-haven for cows established by Lord Krishna

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by Fruiteloose

Many domestic animals were being slaughtered during Lord Krishna’s time. What did Lord Krishna do to stop this? People say that he raised the Govardhan Mountain on his fingertip. Govardhan means to increase the population... More »

Guerilla Love

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by luna mer

Scream it. I AM BEAUTIFUL! again..... I AM BEAUTIFUL! and  mean it. I am. in my sleep deprivation, with my back flush to the wall, with my new puppy pee all over my cozy comforter, with... More »

What would have to change for there to be no war?

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by softballer

I believe the end of the world is the only thing that will guarantee no war. As long as there are people, and animals roaming around the earth, there will be war, or disagreements, or... More »

Just the Way it Otter Be....

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by Julia

The Otter is my totem in Native American astrology.  I have always thought I would love to come back as an otter if i could come back as an animal.  Seeing this brought tears to... More »

Who Am I? (a new tag game)

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by sherri

  Saw this over at Nicole 's blog who got it from Halal the Giraffe 's blog. She got it from Yertle 's blog. I AM >> a hilariously 24 hr contemplative individual with bursts... More »

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.

It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year, . . . to favor as well our citizens in their homes as our soldiers in their camps, and our sailors on the rivers and seas, with unusual health. He has largely augmented our free population by emancipation and by immigration, while he has opened to us new sources of wealth, and has corned* the labor of our working-men in every department of industry with abundant rewards. Moreover, he has been pleased to animate and inspire our minds and hearts with fortitude, courage, and resolution sufficient for the great trial . . . into which we have been brought by our adherence as a nation to the cause of freedom and humanity. . . . Now, therefore, I . . . do hereby appoint and set apart the last Thursday in November next as a day which I desire to be observed by all my fellow-citizens, wherever they may be then, as a day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God, the beneficent Creator and Ruler of the Universe. And I do further recommend to my fellow-citizens aforesaid, that on that occasion they do reverently humble themselves in the dust, and from thence offer up penitent and fervent prayers and supplications to the great Disposer of events for a return of the inestimable blessings of peace, union, and harmony throughout the land which it has pleased him to assign as a dwelling-place for ourselves and for our posterity throughout all generations. *preserved

We need a way of life in which the animal, guided by reason, may romp but will not bite.

Man is a strange animal, he doesn't like to read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.

The great and amorous sky curved over the earth, and lay upon her as a pure lover. The rain, the humid flux descending from heaven for both man and animal, for both thick and strong, germinated the wheat, swelled the furrows with fecund mud and brought forth the buds in the orchards. And it is I who empowered these moist espousals, I the great Aphrodite.

It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal.

Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo.

Mon cher ami, let's not give them any pretext, no matter how small, for judging us!!! Otherwise, we'll be left in shreds. We are forced to take the same precautions as the animal trainer. If, before going into the cage, he has the misfortune to cut himself while shaving, what a feast for the wild animals!!

This song of the waters is audible to every ear, but there is other music in these hills, by no means audible to all. . . . On a still night, when the campfire is low and the Pleiades have climbed over rimrocks, sit quietly and listen . . . and think hard of everything you have seen and tried to understand. Then you may hear it - a vast pulsing harmony - its score inscribed on a thousand hills, its notes the lives and deaths of plants and animals, its rhythms spanning the seconds and the centuries.

Compared with that of Taoists and Far Eastern Buddhists, the Christian attitude toward Nature has been curiously insensitive and often downright domineering and violent. Taking their cue from an unfortunate remark in Genesis, Catholic moralists have regarded animals as mere things which men do right to regard for their own ends. . . .

Kindred Spirits- For The Love Of Animals

                               "There is little that separates humans from other sentient beings---we all feel pain, we all feel joy, we all deeply crave to be alive and live freely, and we all share... More »

"THE PLACE"

This Pod is about gaining insight into creating a physical sanctuary for healing and learning. It will follow no particular creed or philosophy. It will be a place for the participants to engage in their... More »

Lending Hands to Nature

A place to inquire and share advice about happenings in nature. You can post questions here if your need advice on how to handle and care for abandoned or injured animals, from feeding and care... More »

Socio-economic Alchemy

A discussion of the new social values led, technology enabled economy. Here we transcend price and product quality to think about "how did this product get made?" Are sweatshop or fair labor practices used? Is... More »

Simple Gestures "Love Your Neighbor"

Simple Gestures represents an idea as old as mankind. Build meaningful communities in the places we live, with the people we are most near geographically and in the circumstances of our shared lives. Most of... More »

Vegans for a Sustainable World

If you: - believe we are what we eat and abstain from food that comes out of violence - are committed to veganism out of reverence and respect for animals and the earth - find... More »

AllCritters

Discussions on how to inform and educate people on proper animal health and welfare issues. Taking proper care of your animals is really not all that difficult if you really think about it. ~ Doc

Beyond Enlightenment

okay okay ... i've already said that enlightenment is a lie ... so what's this all about really? well ... it's about chopping wood and carrying water ... it's about being the change, not talking... More »

Animal Rights

A pod to find out more about, and discuss Animal Rights, Speciesism and similar topics. Ask a question or start a thread..there's always lots of interesting items in the news.. Note that this community purports... More »

ZaadzFlash!

What is a Zaadz Flash? A purposeful cause-associated, random planned event that raises awareness of global or social observations and expresses our feelings, needs and requests towards a more harmonious and life affirming society. Why... More »