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
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
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
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
“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
Three things to never leave home without: your keys, birdseed for the birds, and your mala beads to chant through difficulties. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where… — Sharon Gannon Exercise Copy Share Image
Inspiration pushes me out of my tight intellectual comfort zone and into humility, the wonderous state of not knowing. From this place… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
There are many activities that human beings have been doing "forever." We might argue from that perspective that eating meat should be… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Yoga is many things to many people, but in its full potential the practice of yoga can provide the means to transform… — Sharon Gannon Film 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… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Human population growth is a problem in that most humans consume more than they need. The Earth's resources are now strained to… — Sharon Gannon Earth Copy Share Image
Through the deeply theraputic practice of asana, we begin to purify our karmas, thereby healing our past relationships with others and reestablishing… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Sunlight is essential to the body's ability to absorb calcium from the food you are eating. Make sure you receive adequate vitamin… — Sharon Gannon Ability Copy Share Image
To meet the huge consumer demand for fish, the industry can no longer rely on hunting wild fish. Now we are doing… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Welfarists are concerned with the quality of the animals' lives before or even during their slaughter and want animals to be treated,… — Sharon Gannon Animal 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Human beings are Earthlings and as Earthlings are connected to every other living being on this planet. — 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
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
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
One of the definitions for "mad" is "wild"; I'm certainly all for wild as opposed to domesticated. — Sharon Gannon 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vegan food is not only good for you, the animals, and the planet, but cooking vegan can be simple, easy, and fun. — Sharon Gannon Animal Copy Share Image
Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose. — Sharon Gannon Animal Copy Share Image
We are so unconscious about our actions that we don't even realize the immense suffering we are causing to animals, the planet,… — Sharon Gannon Action Copy Share Image
