Be clear in your mind what you want the outcome of your communication to achieve. If your aim is more than just… — 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
If it were possible to live without causing harm to any living being at all, then indeed we might well choose not… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
See the other person's potential for kindness and bolster your own expression of kindness. If you see them in a negative way,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If yogis are to come to the realization of the interconnectedness of life, then we must free ourselves from the conditioning that… — Sharon Gannon 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
Because we lack sharp claws, aren't very fast on our feet, and aren't exactly endowed with lightning reflexes, it would be very… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If you want people to listen to you, then be willing to listen to them. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If we want to consider the sanctity of life in deciding what to eat, the choice is clear. Eating a plant based… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If you practice Yoga for small, selfish reasons, you will remain the same, bound by your beliefs about what you can and… — 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 Copy Share Image
In fact, drinking milk and eating dairy products can rob your body of calcium and contribute to osteoporosis. If you eat dark… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Lions and other carnivorous animals do eat meat, but that doesn't mean we should. They would die if they didn't eat meat.… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Patanjali tells us that if we practice aparigraha, (greedlessness) we will begin to understand not only where we have come from but… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If we ourselves want to be free and happy then by enslaving and harming animals we will not be able to achieve… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
As a yoga practitioner with some understanding of how karma works, you have to ask the question, "If I am seeking liberation,… — 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
Don't expect others to change. Instead, take on the project and see if you can become the change you want to see… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Some people may argue that if the animals are treated humanely prior to being slaughtered, this justifies their confinement and slaughter. Is… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In fact, we would know ourselves that we are not meant to be meat eaters, and we would not have allowed ourselves… — Sharon Gannon 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
If you were a fish, and you were to touch a doorknob, you would be able to feel the presence of every… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Actually, fish are very sensitive creatures with highly developed nervous systems. They feel pain acutely. If they weren't able to feel pain,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
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."… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables increases iron absorption. Meanwhile,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
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… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is true that every being is enjoying life or suffering as a direct result of his or her own past actions. The animals… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
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… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Yoga may have originated in India, where the cow has been revered as sacred for thousands of years, but times have changed since Lord… — Sharon Gannon 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 to make… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel it when… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
