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There is an ANIMAL in ALL OF US... ... whether you are a GAIAn or a VEGAN... ...and it has great instincts! Go ahead... ... trust your ANIMAL INSTINCT. The ANIMAL inside of us knows how fast... More »
Ok I’m not Vegan but I think that we should only eat what we ourselves can catch. Eating only animals like cows, pigs chickens is just wrong. Besides a lot of the meat is wasted... More »
While I'm not a complete vegetarian (I only eat animals which eat vegetables), I do believe that we humans need to get our proteins from more vegetable sources and stop these huge and cruel animal... More »
Did anybody else read " Animal Farm " besides SAMIYAM ? Here is how it goes : Pigs and Chickens got together and created a superbug to destroy their tormentors and created... More »
Meenakshi: Thank you very much. I considered Ebay, but then thought it has to be a physical product. I don't do very much on ebay except buy used cellphones when the old one breaks. Are... More »
VeganTriathlete : That sounds tremendously convenient, and how great to have a "thumbs up" about an outdoor version in our climate. Do you use a particular sort of bucket? Maybe we should take a field... More »
it is always wonderous witnessing the diverse experiences of others while knowing we're on the same journey. We do not always understand each other but friends do not find this a hindrance to love. Sending... More »
and... welcome burnscrunner... Thanks for recommending that book. We can add it to the library here at Gaia. Very helpful. Check out some of the other posts as well and we look forward to your... More »
Hummingbird - yours is the best writings I have read on being aware of the balance of life and gaining an understanding to the subject. I cherish every word as it does cover the allness... More »
Cara
Tour of the Gila Writing race reports while you’re racing at altitude is not that easy to do. Here it is after the fact. I took two days driving to Silver City. I left Sunday... More »
Deisy
I think I'm becoming somebody that I never wanted to become. I was already somebody who I wanted, but slowly, from seeing so much selfishness and uncaring attitudes and personalities around me, I'm slowly..somehow..becoming them.... More »
Jaia
I have only been on Native American reservation land once before, when I was part of a pilgrimage that I was hired to drive a van for a few years before. We travelled to many... More »
Deisy
I have been wondering for a while now, how ironic it is that everything is so damn amazing. From the way we are made, the universe is, everything that goes together, how math is part... More »
tiredangel
It's been four weeks since I've been using Holosync. The changes have been, in truth, very dramatic. I am prone to depressive episodes -- some deeper than others, some longer lasting, but I have not... More »
Pure Conscience
I wonder if the majority of other vegans only date vegans/vegetarians? I'm in an already failing relationship .... ya know, stuck in all those positions i listed in my last blog! :p (some things are... More »
SantMat_Mystic_(James)
Spiritual Awakening Radio, An Introduction If you type the words 'spiritual' and 'radio' in google, you see my website SpiritualAwakeningRadio at the top of page one, the first entry worldwide! Spiritual Awakening Explores the World... More »
Louëlla
Well, I have no other place to link to vegan blogs and what not, so I'll do it here. This post will be updated as I add new sites... (Last updated: June 6) *Those that... More »
John
http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24434005-Sun-and-Light-The-Future-is-Vegan In this Voices from the North interview recorded at Shangri La in New Zealand's far north, John engages Gentle World co-founders Light and Sun in a wide-ranging philosophical discussion on the ethics of... More »
Craig Photography
Things that have disappointed me "so-far" about being a Prius owner: -People do not applaud when I enter a building. -Starkbucks does not give me free soy lattés. -Being an elitist is lonely -Savings of... More »
As a matter of strict logic, perhaps, there is no contradiction in taking an interest in animals on both compassionate and gastronomic grounds. If a person is opposed to the infliction of suffering on animals, but not to the painless killing of animals, he could consistently eat animals that had lived free of all suffering and been instantly, painlessly slaughtered. Yet practically and psychologically it is impossible to be consistent in one's concern for nonhuman animals while continuing to dine on them. If we are prepared to take the life of another being merely in order to satisfy our taste for a particular type of food, then that being is no more than a means to our end. In time we will come to regard pigs, cattle, and chickens as things for us to use, no matter how strong our compassion may be; and when we find that to continue to obtain supplies of the bodies of these animals at a price we are able to pay it is necessary to change their living conditions a little, we will be unlikely to regard these changes too critically. The factory farm is nothing more than the application of technology to the idea that animals are means to our ends. Our eating habits are dear to us and not easily altered. We have a strong interest in convincing ourselves that our concern for other animals does not require us to stop eating them. No one in the habit of eating an animal can be completely without bias in judging whether the conditions in which that animal is reared caused suffering.
Ultimately, living with compassion means striving to maximize the good we accomplish, not following a set of rules or trying to fit a certain label. From eating less meat to being vegan, our actions are only a means to an end: decreasing suffering.
What we choose to eat makes a powerful statement about our ethics and our view of the world -- about our very humanity. Whenever we choose not to buy meat, eggs, and dairy products, we withdraw our support from cruelty to animals, undertake an economic boycott of factory farms, and support the production of cruelty-free foods.
Regardless of any other beliefs we hold and however else we choose to lead our lives, each of us can decide to act with kindness and compassion. Making humane choices is the ultimate affirmation of our humanity.
First of all, I just want to make a distinction about who zaadz is serving. When we first came up with the idea for zaadz, we talked about creating a community for ‘spiritual’ people. Unfortunately, the word ‘spiritual’ normally conjures up a vision of groups of monks sitting in silent meditation or perhaps... a bunch of idealistic vegans.
Our big realization is that ‘spiritual’ doesn’t have to be put into a box (or a silo). We believe that spirituality is about following your soul’s purpose, whether that’s about doing yoga, spinning poi or creating the next big thing on the web.
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. ~Thomas A. Edison
Every day a parent asks, "When is your pediatric nutrition book coming out?" Parents are eager for information. They don't know what to feed their kids. They know that the diet of their household and of their community are unhealthy, but they don't know what to do. They are stumped because they want to make changes, but they don't know how to get their kids to like healthy foods. This book has the answers. Not only will it explain what a healthy diet is, it will show you how to implement the best diet for your children in such a way that they will love it, eat it, and adopt a healthy approach to nutrition that will last a lifetime.
American children are the heaviest worldwide, and they are getting heavier at a faster rate than other children around the globe. This spread of obesity foreshadows an explosion in degenerative diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer waiting to erupt in our children's future. Together we can stop this tragedy from ever happening.
Yesterday I saw a child wearing a T-shirt that said, "If you love me, don't feed me junk food." I was delighted to see this, but I also know how difficult it can be to feed our children well, particularly when the foods that are most convenient and the most heavily advertised are often the ones we should avoid. Joel Fuhrman's new book is a blessing, because it makes it so much easier. It is excellent, and full of clarity, wisdom, and guidance you can trust. It can indeed give you the power to shape your child's health destiny - John Robbins
Heart attacks... God's revenge for eating his little animal friends.
Even in the worm that crawls in the earth there glows a divine spark. When you slaughter a creature, you slaughter God.
Howard Lyman
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.
Realizing Health™ is a place for anyone who is interested in the wellness of body, mind, and... More »
If you: - believe we are what we eat and abstain from food that comes out of... More »
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Think of the world as one household. The house is small, the income fixed, and they cannot... More »
This is a forum for group discussion on ways to lessen our impact on the environment. The... More »
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, vegan chef, animal rights advocate, and podcast host of Vegetarian Food for Thought , offers... More »
I've healed my life on raw food, and I've met many others who have healed their lives!... More »
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