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Because of our unenlightenment, we do not know that what we do to others we ultimately do to ourselves.

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Sharon Gannon
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 4
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To find out how much protein you need, take your weight and divide it by three. Rest assured, a whole foods, varied plant-based diet will give you all the protein you need.
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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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I'm totally into veganism and animal rights, but I'm not into being an angry and judgmental activist.
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The most important thing to remember in life is to be kind.
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How we treat others will determine how others treat us, and how others treat us will determine who we are.
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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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Live with the anticipation that something incredible might happen at any time.
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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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To be an environmentalist is to care about the environment and care about life on planet Earth.
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Eating a vegetarian diet can contribute more to saving ourselves and the planet than any other single effort.
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Milk is for babies. Human beings are the only species that drinks milk into adulthood and besides that we prefer to drink the milk of another species (enslaved cows and goats), and we have come to consider it normal when, it is actually a pretty perverse form of sexual abuse!
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Enlightenment is the realization of the oneness of being, where otherness disappears.
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If you were a fish, and you were to touch a doorknob, you would be able to feel the presence of every person who had touched that doorknob during the course of a day.
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I don't miss another opportunity to try to do my best to finish the things I have left undone. I could say: It's my unresolved karma that wakes me up in the morning.
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Fishing is not a benign activity it is hunting in the water.
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Knowing the truth about the hell-realms that animals have to endure, it would be wise of us to do our best now not to plant the karmic seeds that would cause us to be reborn as an animal in one of those hell realms.
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It is true that veganism is a serious issue, but there should be fun involved. Why do anything if it doesn't bring some joy at the end of the day?
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Lions and other carnivorous animals do eat meat, but that doesn't mean we should. They would die if they didn't eat meat. Human beings, in contrast, choose to eat meat it isn't a physiological necessity.
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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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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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