Ahimsa is a Sanskrit word for non-killing and non-harming. It is not mere passiveness, but a positive method of meeting the dilemmas and decisions of daily life. In the western world, it is called Dynamic Harmlessness. The six pillars of this dynamic philosophy for modern life (one for each letter: A-H-I-M-S-A) are: A-ABSTINENCE FROM ANIMAL PRODUCTS H-HARMLESSNESS WITH REVERENCE FOR…
by Stanley Sapon, PhD The term philosophy is often used to mean a set of basic values and attitudes toward life, nature and society. In this sense, Veganism is a “Philosophy of Life,” guided by what I envision as an essential core of values and principles: Vegans see life as a phenomenon to be treasured, revered and respected. We do…
Sadly the public is led to believe that “Cage Free” hens live a happy natural life. This is simply not so! “Cage Free”/”Free Range” hens come from the same hatcheries that battery hens come from, all of their male brothers are killed by suffocation or being ground up alive, the girls themselves endure the same bodily manipulations and mutilations, and…
“In 2004, I was the only vegan in the village,” says Fiona Oakes, a multi-world-record-breaking marathon runner. “But now you see vegan runners everywhere.” An animal lover who set up her own animal sanctuary, Oakes started a running club called Vegan Runners in 2004. The idea came about after she saw the long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe on TV and spotted an…
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