"Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for
survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian
diet."
"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in
its beauty."
"A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part
limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and
feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion
of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting
us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to
us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our
circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of
nature in its beauty... We shall require a substantially new manner of
thinking if mankind is to survive."
"Any society which does not insist upon respect for all life
must necessarily decay."
"It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely
physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially
influence the lot of mankind."
- letter to Vegetarian Watch-Tower
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing."
"The world we have created is a product of our thinking. It cannot be
changed without changing our thinking."
"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded
our humanity."
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from
mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not
thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and
courageously uses his intelligence."
"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us 'Universe,' a part
limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and
feelings as something separated from rest. A kind of optical delusion of
his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting
us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to
us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our
circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of
nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the
striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and
a foundation for inner security."
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