Causes Quotes by Sharon Gannon

10 Causes quotes by Sharon Gannon

Sharon Gannon frames causes through the lens of wellness and community. In these ten lines you’ll find a calm, centered voice urging us to align our actions with deeper well‑being.

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We can't have happiness if we cause others unhappiness.

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By working to alleviate the suffering of animals you are working at the cause level of human suffering.

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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…

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If we want to consider the sanctity of life in deciding what to eat, the choice is clear. Eating a plant based…

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If it were possible to live without causing harm to any living being at all, then indeed we might well choose not…

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Eating meat and dairy products is the SAD (Standard American Diet) diet. The SAD diet can only make you sad. It causes…

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Eating vegetables, fruits and grains rarely causes total destruction of the plant or tree on which the food grew; after harvesting, seeds…

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The best we can do is strive to minimize the amount of harm we cause by living. We need to eat in…

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In fact, we would know ourselves that we are not meant to be meat eaters, and we would not have allowed ourselves…

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The way we treat animals is the root cause of all the human suffering in the world, from poverty, starvation, disease, and…

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Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone.

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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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Some well-to-do parents may say, "I have a right to have as many children as I want because I can take care of them."…

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In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables increases iron absorption. Meanwhile,…

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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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When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice.

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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…

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It is true that every being is enjoying life or suffering as a direct result of his or her own past actions. The animals…

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Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear clothes or…

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Yoga may have originated in India, where the cow has been revered as sacred for thousands of years, but times have changed since Lord…

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It may take sixteen pounds of grain to make one pound of beef, but it also takes one hundred pounds of fish to make…

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Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel it when…

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Live with the anticipation that something incredible might happen at any time.

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Yoga teaches us that we can have whatever we may want in life if we are willing to provide it for others first.

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Welfarists are concerned with the quality of the animals' lives before or even during their slaughter and want animals to be treated, and slaughtered,…

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