Should Buddhists be vegetarians ? |
by Dr. D.P. Atukorale
All Buddhists are expected to observe the five precepts. Out of these, when we observe the first precept, we promise not to take the life of any living being and not to h...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:22:00 GMT |
A Buddhist perspective on animal rights |
Ronald EpsteinDharma Realm Buddhist University and San Francisco State University
Based on a Paper Presented at the Conference "Animal Rights and Our Human Relationship to the Biosphere," S...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:51:00 GMT |
Vegetarian quotes |
Truely man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds theirs. We live by the death of others: we are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:01:00 GMT |
Yoga Benefits |
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The most important benefit of yoga is physical and mental therapy. The aging process, which is largely an artificial condition, caused mainly by autointoxication or self-poisoning, can be...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:46:00 GMT |
Vegetarianism: Eating for Life |
There's little doubt anymore that vegetarianism is going mainstream. In the United States alone, more than 12 million people are vegetarians, and 19,000 more make the switch to a meat-free diet every ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:46:00 GMT |
Vegan Children: Healthy and Happy |
Vegan Children: Healthy and Happy Children raised as vegans, who consume no animal products, including meat, eggs, and dairy products, can derive all the nutrients essential for optimum growth from pl...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:38:00 GMT |
Vegetarian Foods: Powerful for Health |
World-renowned figures as diverse as philosophers Plato and Nietzsche, political leaders Benjamin Franklin and Gandhi, and pop icons Paul McCartney and Bob Marley have all advocated a vegetarian diet....
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:51:00 GMT |
Veganism in a Nutshell |
Questions-and-Answersby Bruce Friedrich, PETAPlease note that none of these questions addresses the fact that meat-eating is the worst thing you can do for the environment, supports human injustices b...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:48:00 GMT |
Torticollis |
Symptoms
If the neck becomes stiff and twisted to one side so that it cannot be straightened, the condition is called torticollis, or wryneck. This condition can develop suddenly after sleeping awkw...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:04:00 GMT |
Got Breast Cancer? |
Got Breast Cancer?Breast cancer is the most common cancer-related death among women in most of the Western world and the leading cause of death for women under 50. It strikes about 182,000 women in th...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:29:00 GMT |
