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Francisco R.
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The fact that our democracies are imperfect and corrupt doesn’t change the fact that democracy remains our only chance to avoid behaving, collectively, like foolish viruses.
“What is meditation?... It is fleeing from the self, it is a short escape of the agony of being a self, it is a short numbing of the senses against the pain and the pointlessness of life. The same escape, the same short numbing is what the driver of an ox-cart finds in the inn, drinking a few bowls of rice wine or fermented coconut-milk.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“Veganism is not a "sacrifice." It is a joy.”
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“If you are not vegan, please consider going vegan. It’s a matter of nonviolence. Being vegan is your statement that you reject violence to other sentient beings, to yourself, and to the environment, on which all sentient beings depend.”
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“All sentient beings should have at least one right—the right not to be treated as property”
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“Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to participate in the exploitation of the vulnerable”
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