“Ethical vegetarians eat only plant-based food in order to show compassion toward animals and other humans and to benefit the planet.” — Sharon Gannon Compassion Copy Share Image
Life begins with an inhale and ends with an exhale. ln between that inhale and that exhale is our life. — Sharon Gannon Breath Copy Share Image
When you feel destructive, negative emotions like hate and anger arise within you towards the person opposing you; cultivate the opposite state… — Sharon Gannon Anger Copy Share Image
If you want to know if someone is a "spiritual being" ask yourself, "Is he or she breathing?" If the answer is… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
By choosing to be kind instead of cruel, we can break the karmic chain of reacting to violence with more violence, contributing… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
How we treat others will determine how others treat us, and how others treat us will determine who we are. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Everyone is caught in the web of his or her own actions and is bound by past karmas (actions). Good and bad… — Sharon Gannon Action Copy Share Image
What could be more physical than what you eat, where you live, and who you live with? These are all very physical… — Sharon Gannon Fitness Copy Share Image
Eating vegetables, fruits and grains rarely causes total destruction of the plant or tree on which the food grew; after harvesting, seeds… — Sharon Gannon Animal Copy Share Image
Om Schooled is the perfect manual for anyone who wants to start teaching yoga to kids. This is not just a theoretical… — Sharon Gannon Age Copy Share Image
Compassion is the key to a successful relationship because by means of compassion we can access the innermost needs of the other.… — Sharon Gannon Access Copy Share Image
The enemy of the spirit is the selfish ego, which thinks that happiness can be gained through causing unhappiness and disharmony to… — Sharon Gannon Ancient Copy Share Image
If we weren't so dirt-conscious, we would obtain adequate vitamin B12 from soil, air, water, and bacteria, but we meticulously wash and… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Cows that are fed organic food are still kept as slaves on farms, regardless of whether it is a large corporate factory… — Sharon Gannon Baby Copy Share Image
Today "aged" foods like sauerkraut, miso, and tempeh are fermented in hygienically sanitized stainless-steel vats to assure cleanliness, so we can no… — Sharon Gannon Cleanliness Copy Share Image
If it were possible to live without causing harm to any living being at all, then indeed we might well choose not… — Sharon Gannon Alive Copy Share Image
It is a testament to the effectiveness of advertising campaigns funded by the animal-user industries that a diet that is bad for… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Today's fishing industry supplies land farms with fish as well. Over fifty percent of the fish caught is fed to livestock on… — Sharon Gannon Animal Copy Share Image
We enslave, torture and then slaughter animals to eat them, then when we eventually become sick from that we enslave, torture and… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Most of the food crops raised in the world today are fed to livestock destined for slaughter for us to eat, and… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
One's knowledge of karma should not be used to judge others. You should ask yourself: Do I like where I am going,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
I've gotten it down to one hour. If dinner takes me longer than an hour to prepare, then it is too complicated.… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
To find out how much protein you need, take your weight and divide it by three. Rest assured, a whole foods, varied… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
We create the world we live in. If we want to change what we don't like in the world, we must start… — Sharon Gannon Change Copy Share Image
Our breath is connected to the air that every being breathes. By breathing consciously, we acknowledge our communion with all of life. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
All breathing beings are spiritual; this includes everyone who breathes, whether they are animals or humans, carnivores or vegetarians. — Sharon Gannon Animal Copy Share Image
I don't miss another opportunity to try to do my best to finish the things I have left undone. I could say:… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Remember that everyone you see and every situation you find yourself in has come from inside of you; you have created your… — Sharon Gannon Finding yourself Copy Share Image
By working to alleviate the suffering of animals you are working at the cause level of human suffering. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
One of the definitions for "mad" is "wild"; I'm certainly all for wild as opposed to domesticated. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Being a joyful vegan is the best way I know to contribute to the happiness of others, ultimately ensuring our own happiness. — Sharon Gannon Best way Copy Share Image
It may take sixteen pounds of grain to make one pound of beef, but it also takes one hundred pounds of fish… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
We have become so addicted to our greed-driven habits that we have lost our moral compass and don't know what is right… — Sharon Gannon Compass Copy Share Image
Human beings are Earthlings and as Earthlings are connected to every other living being on this planet. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
The way you treat others determines the way others treat you; the way others treat you determines the way you see yourself;… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is true that veganism is a serious issue, but there should be fun involved. Why do anything if it doesn't bring… — Sharon Gannon End of the day Copy Share Image
There are atoms of air in your lungs that were once in the lungs of everyone who has ever lived. In essence,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
We must stop viewing ourselves as separate and disconnected from the rest of life, as if we are a special case and… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Don't wait for a better world. Start now to create a world of harmony and peace. It is up to you, and… — Sharon Gannon Better world Copy Share Image
When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice. — Sharon Gannon Choice Copy Share Image
