Sharon Gannon Quotes - Page 6

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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 not to plant the karmic seeds that would cause us to be reborn as an animal in one of those hell realms.

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  Wise, Animal, Knowing

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• By choosing to be kind instead of cruel, we can break the karmic chain of reacting to violence with more violence, contributing to a more peaceful future for everyone.

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  Peaceful, Be Kind, Violence

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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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 in the factory farms may have been meat-eating human beings in a previous birth; we don't know, and it is not our place to judge.

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  Animal, Past, Meat Eating

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• Farms, whether small or large, are places where slaves are kept. The animals are fattened up to be eaten, or exploited for their ability to make honey or milk, or for their fur, wool or body parts; they are kept as breeders to produce more animals who can in turn be exploited and ultimately sold, slaughtered, and eaten.

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  Animal, Wool, Fur

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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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." That may be so, but can the Earth take care of them?

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  Children, Parent, Earth

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• Human population growth is a problem in that most humans consume more than they need. The Earth's resources are now strained to sustain the needs and wants of the human population, which continues to escalate.

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  Growth, Population, Needs

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• I'm totally into veganism and animal rights, but I'm not into being an angry and judgmental activist.

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  Animal, Rights, Judgmental

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• I've gotten it down to one hour. If dinner takes me longer than an hour to prepare, then it is too complicated. So it has to be simple.

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  Simple, Dinner, Complicated

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• In fact, drinking milk and eating dairy products can rob your body of calcium and contribute to osteoporosis. If you eat dark green leafy vegetables like kale, collards, and mustard greens, you can get enough calcium from a vegan diet.

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  Drinking, Dark, Osteoporosis

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• Today's fishing industry supplies land farms with fish as well. Over fifty percent of the fish caught is fed to livestock on factory farms and "regular" farms. It is an ingredient in the enriched "feed meal" fed to livestock.

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  Fishing, Land, Meals

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• Compassion is essential for any type of relationship between anybody – human to human, human to dog, human to cat, human to bird.

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  Dog, Cat, Compassion

  "Ask Sharon Gannon About Yoga & Veganism | Communication". ORIGIN Magazine Interview, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Fish are complex beings who choose mates, use words to communicate, build nests, cooperate with one another to find food, have long-term memories, and use tools.

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  Memories, Long, Tools

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". Q & A with Sharon Gannon, jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• Have you seen how fish are able to swim in a school so precisely relating to their fish-fellows and never clumsily bump into one another? That's because they have a highly developed sense of feeling in their bodies, which enables them to feel not only the movement of the water against their skin but the presence of other beings who are close. They certainly are not cold-blooded in the sense that they are dull, insensitive, and have no feelings.

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  School, Water, Feelings

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". Q & A with Sharon Gannon, jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• If you were a fish, and you were to touch a doorknob, you would be able to feel the presence of every person who had touched that doorknob during the course of a day.

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  Would Be, Able, Fishes

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• Actually, fish are very sensitive creatures with highly developed nervous systems. They feel pain acutely. If they weren't able to feel pain, they, like us, could not have survived as a species. Their nervous systems, like ours, secrete opiate-like, pain-dampening biochemicals in response to pain.

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  Pain, Opiates, Able

  "Sharon Gannon on Veganism". jivamuktiyoga.com. November 16, 2016.

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• It is true that veganism is a serious issue, but there should be fun involved. Why do anything if it doesn't bring some joy at the end of the day?

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  Fun, Issues, Joy

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• Being a joyful vegan is the best way I know to contribute to the happiness of others, ultimately ensuring our own happiness.

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  Way, Vegan, Joyful

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• We all want to be happy.

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  Want, Want To Be Happy

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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, dairy products reduce iron absorption significantly.

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  Vegetables, Iron, Fruit

  Sharon Gannon (2014). “Simple Recipes for Joy: More Than 200 Delicious Vegan Recipes”, p.36, Penguin

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• The most important thing to remember in life is to be kind.

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  Important, Be Kind, Remember

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• To find out how much protein you need, take your weight and divide it by three. Rest assured, a whole foods, varied plant-based diet will give you all the protein you need.

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  Giving, Weight, Three

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• It's a common myth that athletes and other highly active people need the protein from meat and dairy to fuel their activities and build and repair muscles and other bodily tissues. In fact, there is growing evidence that consumption of too much protein can lead to very serious health issues, including kidney disease, osteoporosis, and cancer. The active body can get all the protein it needs from a diverse, 100% plant-based diet.

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  Cancer, Athlete, Osteoporosis

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• When you feel destructive, negative emotions like hate and anger arise within you towards the person opposing you; cultivate the opposite state of mind.

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  Hate, Opposites, Mind

  "Ask Sharon Gannon About Yoga & Veganism | Communication". ORIGIN Magazine Interview, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• If we ourselves want to be free and happy then by enslaving and harming animals we will not be able to achieve our goal.

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  Animal, Goal, Want

  "An Interview With World-Renowned Yogini Sharon Gannon". Interview with Alicia Silverstone, thekindlife.com. September 17, 2014.

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• To cultivate compassion, try to remember that others are doing the best they can, just like you, and that when someone does something abusive, they are getting something that they feel is positive from the experience.

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  Compassion, Trying, Doe

  "Ask Sharon Gannon About Yoga & Veganism | Communication". ORIGIN Magazine Interview, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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