Sharon Gannon Quotes

If you want people to listen to you, then be willing to listen to them.

Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone.

As a yoga practitioner with some understanding of how karma works, you have to ask the question, "If I am seeking liberation, will it serve my purpose to rob other beings of their freedom?"

Be a communicator, not a self-righteous proselytizer or preacher. Many people are only concerned with expressing themselves, which isn't necessarily communication.

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

Everything we do should contribute to happiness.

Create the kind of world you want to live in by how you treat others now.

Try your best not to get distracted from your goal. Let everything you do be your way of getting closer to your enlightenment; never take a vacation from spiritual practice.

Each of us, through the actions we take, plant the seeds which will eventually but inevitably grow and create the reality we will find ourselves living in.

We are the only animals who steal and drink the milk from other species.

Don't expect others to change. Instead, take on the project and see if you can become the change you want to see in the world. Try your best to let go of anger, blame and seeing yourself as a victim.

Be confident in yourself, in your abilities, and in your goals. Then go for it.

Vegan food is not only good for you, the animals, and the planet, but cooking vegan can be simple, easy, and fun.

We ourselves can never be free if we rob others of their freedom.

When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice.

What we do to others will come back to us.

What we do as an individual affects the whole world.

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

We must stop viewing ourselves as separate and disconnected from the rest of life, as if we are a special case and the laws of nature or karma do not apply to us.

Fishing is taking a huge toll on the planet's ecosystem.

Whatever you want to have happen to you make it happen for others now and eventually but inevitably you will reap the seeds you have sown.

What could be more physical than what you eat, where you live, and who you live with? These are all very physical issues.

To be an environmentalist is to care about the environment and care about life on planet Earth.

Enlightenment is the realization of the oneness of being, where otherness disappears.

Human beings are Earthlings and as Earthlings are connected to every other living being on this planet.

It may take sixteen pounds of grain to make one pound of beef, but it also takes one hundred pounds of fish to make that one-pound of beef!

What you eat affects you physically as well as other beings you share this planet with.

One of the definitions for "mad" is "wild"; I'm certainly all for wild as opposed to domesticated.

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?

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

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

We all want to be happy.

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.

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.

The fact is that eating meat and dairy is bad for your health, the health of the animals eaten, as well as the health of the planet.

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.

By working to alleviate the suffering of animals you are working at the cause level of human suffering.

Fishing is not a benign activity; it is hunting in the water.

Fishing is taking a huge toll on the planet's ecosystem. We are emptying the oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers as we fish them dry.

The practice of yoga allows us to become more conscious of our own physical existence and how significant we really are.

There are atoms of air in your lungs that were once in the lungs of everyone who has ever lived. In essence, we are breathing (inspiring) one another.

Our breath is connected to the air that every being breathes. By breathing consciously, we acknowledge our communion with all of life.

Ethical vegetarians eat only plant-based food in order to show compassion toward animals and other humans and to benefit the planet.