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If we ourselves want to be free and happy then by enslaving and harming animals we will not be able to achieve our goal.

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Sharon Gannon
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 4
Musician
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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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If you practice Yoga for small, selfish reasons, you will remain the same, bound by your beliefs about what you can and cannot do. Let go and offer your effort to limitless potential. Dedicate yourself to the happiness of all beings.
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Everything we do should contribute to happiness.
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Don't try to do this by yourself: to become a good yogi you need a teacher. Find a teacher you can bow to, who can teach you how to be kind - how to serve others - because the key to enlightenment lies in that. Be humble, work hard, study and practice. Chant the Name of God, do japa and meditate, every day.
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You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state.
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