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“If yogis are to come to the realization of the interconnectedness of life, then we must free ourselves from the conditioning that has caused us to think it is all right to exclude all the other animals from our own goals of peace, freedom, and happiness.”

Quote by Sharon Gannon

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Sharon Gannon, born on July 4, 1951, is an esteemed teacher known for her innovative teaching methods and profound educational philosophy. more

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“To meet the huge consumer demand for fish, the industry can no longer rely on hunting wild fish. Now we are doing to fish what was done to wild cows, sheep, goats, chickens, and ducks thousands of years ago: we are confining them in holding pens.”

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