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We create the world we live in. If we want to change what we don't like in the world, we must start by changing what we don't like about ourselves.

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Sharon Gannon
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 4
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Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose.
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What you eat should not just be good for you but it should contribute to your happiness it should make you a happier person.
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Fishing is taking a huge toll on the planet's ecosystem.
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Today's fishing industry supplies land farms with fish as well. Over fifty percent of the fish caught is fed to livestock on factory farms and regular farms. It is an ingredient in the enriched feed meal fed to livestock.
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Don't wait for a better world. Start now to create a world of harmony and peace. It is up to you, and it always has been. You may even find the solution at the end of your fork.
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What we see in the world around us is just a reflection of what is inside of us.
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Worry is a prayer for something you don't want.
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Farm animals, like dairy cows - who by nature are vegans - are routinely force-fed fish to increase their weight and milk production.
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I'm totally into veganism and animal rights, but I'm not into being an angry and judgmental activist.
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The enemy of the spirit is the selfish ego, which thinks that happiness can be gained through causing unhappiness and disharmony to others. In many ancient languages, the word for enemy means one who falls out of rhythm one who is not working in harmony with the larger group.
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Life begins with an inhale and ends with an exhale. ln between that inhale and that exhale is our life.
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Is it really that much better to make friends with animals before you kill them than to treat them as nameless, faceless objects before you kill them? From a yogic point of view, one must weigh the karmic consequences of perceiving others as mere objects to be used and the consequences of profiting from the suffering of others.
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To be alive is to be breathing.
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By choosing to be kind instead of cruel, we can break the karmic chain of reacting to violence with more violence, contributing to a more peaceful future for everyone.
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Enlightenment is the realization of the oneness of being, where otherness disappears.
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If we weren't so dirt-conscious, we would obtain adequate vitamin B12 from soil, air, water, and bacteria, but we meticulously wash and peel our vegetables now - and with good reason, as we can't be sure our soil is not contaminated with pesticides and herbicides.
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Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem.
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It is a fact that the ecological devastation of the planet can be traced to the consumption of meat and dairy, which contributes to water, soil, and air pollution as well as global warming and the mass extinction of many species of plant and animal forms.
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Everything we do should contribute to happiness.
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The most important thing to remember in life is to be kind.
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