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Animal rights can be as extreme as not riding a horse, or not wearing leather, not having a pet at all. Animal… — Eric Goode Copy Share Image
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If a girl gets sexual pleasure from riding a horse, does the horse suffer? If not, who cares? If you French kiss… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
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A theologian of the cross says what a thing is. In modern parlance: a theologian of the cross calls a spade a… — Gerhard Copy Share Image
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![“This [worldly suffering] is indeed the result of a flawed-vision. When this flawed-vision goes away, the world will be seen “As it is”. By sitting with the ‘Experienced Person’ whose flawed-vision is gone, our flawed-vision will go away. Nothing else will make it go away.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/ef3/dada-bhagwan-31_spiritual_this-worldly-suffering-is-indeed-the-res_795148.jpg)
