Vegan Quotes from Famous Personalities

Words of Wisdom


Vegan lifestyle is a loving and compassionate lifestyle. It propagates love and equality among all creatures on the earth. Humans being the most evolved and thinking of all creatures bear a special responsibility towards their fellow living beings. Killing animals for sheer greed, be it for food, clothing, or cosmetics is a crime against nature. Every creature in life has a special role to play, while man may be evolved in taking care of self, growing food and fending for self, animals have their own place in this world and their gifts are as important for the world’s survival as are any human’s. We must respect that.

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Words of Wisdom on being Vegan. If you agree with these, you agree with the cause of being Vegan:
"One should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should one incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak, in the world."


~ Buddha
Vegan lifestyle is against cruelty of any kind to animals. It is against exploitation of animals for their bodies. We kill animals indiscriminately for their flesh skin and bones, we take away the food meant for their children and sometimes we also take away their children for our food. It is a most inhuman existence if continue in the pattern of behavior.
"There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery."


~ Charles Darwin
Animals are unable to articulate their pain and suffering but it does not mean that their suffering is any less. They feel pain and other emotions quite the same as human beings.
 
"Suffering is suffering. It is always ugly. It is always unwelcome. It always needs to be stopped. There are no exceptions. A person with the capacity but not the inclination to cease suffering is morally incomplete."


~ Mirko Bagaric
"I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man"


~ Mohandas Gandhi
Human beings have a special obligation towards other creatures on this earth. We being the most evolved of all species have the onus to make it an equitable and just society.

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 "The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men."

~ Leonardo Da Vinci
The murder of innocent animals for their flesh, bones, skin, teeth or milk, their slavery to fulfill the needs of human is an affront to humanity.

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"The moment I began to understand what was going on with the treatment of animals, it led me more and more in the way of the path I am [on] now, which is a complete vegan.'"

~ Bryan Adams
What is required is more awareness about the unethical treatment of animals for their direct and indirect products. There is a huge industry around animal farming that propagates the myth of happy animals while they are incarcerated for their milk or being led to slaughter.

"I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings."

~ Cesar Chavez
 Animals feel pain just like humans. They feel happy and sad like humans too. 
"My perspective of veganism was most affected by learning that the veal calf is a by-product of dairying, and that in essence there is a slice of veal in every glass of what I had thought was an innocuous white liquid - milk."

~ Rynn Berry
They have emotions too. Just imagine the pain a cow feels when her calf is repeatedly separated from her throughout her lifetime and she can never see it again.
"We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience."

~ Gary L. Francione
There are many vegan sources of food, clothing and medicine available these days. Vegan stores are stocked with cruelty free food, clothing and cosmetics. We have progressed from the times when animal skin was the only source of warmth that humans could find to ward off cold. We need not harm defenseless animals to fulfill our petty greed.
"Take away Love and our earth is a tomb"


~ Robert Browning
We are human beings because we are able think and feel on a deeper level than other creatures on the earth. We have a soul and mind. We hold the obligation of our species. We must propagate the qualities that make us unique. We must practice love and compassion. This is what vegan lifestyle also talks about.

Vegan Food, herbs, Healthy Eating all are different aspects of Vegan Lifestyle


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A Private Oasis


In the hustle and bustle of the urban life all of us long for a spot of green. Vegetation is good for mind body and soul. Who among us has not looked at a beautiful flower or fruit on the tree and felt at peace with nature. The concrete jungles that we live in and lack of space, leaves this need in us to nurture and grow unfulfilled. The good news here is that acres and acres of land and a gardener is not required to maintain a satisfying and helpful kitchen herb garden. Ever looked at supermarket basil and cilantro and felt like just picking some up fresh from a planter near you, well it is not so difficult. People looking for Healthy food choices and most Vegans eat a lot of greens in their regular diet. It is a great idea to connect with your food by growing it, liven up your balcony and get fresh ingredients to perk up your cooking. Herbs are among the easiest plants to grow.  Fresh herbs are one of the greatest ways to jazz up the taste of vegan food without adding harmful spices.  One of the great perks of growing your own herb is that you know what goes into it and it can be organic and chemical free. Also you can use as much of it as you like at one go and don’t have to buy bunches of herbs and store them in your fridge.

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Healthy eating and Vegan lifestyle involves eating a lot of nutrient dense whole foods. Leafy greens are a great source of healthy food. Greens like spinach, lettuce, and arugula grow similarly as the herbs. You can buy them as seedlings, plant them, and use them as and when required. They can be harvested more than once. This is a particularly good time of the year to get started on your herb garden.

All you need are a few basic materials like some pots or planters, some potting soil that is specially used for pots and is easily available at any farmers markets (visit vegalyfe.com to know about one in Gurgaon), some seedlings to get you started again available at farmers markets, some natural fertilizers to reenergize your soil regularly, a trowel and a watering can but that is entirely optional. For me I love those cute little watering cans and cannot resist them. Buying seedlings is always a better option as they are more likely to grow up as healthy plants rather than if you try to do it all by yourself.

Make sure that your pots have proper holes for drainage so that your herbs don’t get waterlogged. The herbs should be properly spaced and not crowded together. Herbs like mint and oregano grow savagely and take over their surroundings. Make sure to give these kinds of plants their individual pot.

Basil is a great starter herb. It grows sturdily, requires little attention and produces handsomely. It can be used in various vegan food preparations as well. Herbs are different from other houseplants such that they require regular attention. Watering regularly keeping track of sunlight and wind conditions is an important part of growing an herb garden. Some other herbs that are easy to grow in home gardens are rosemary, cilantro and mint. Dill, Sage and Chives are also a good choice for your herb garden.

Scallions are easy to grow through their bulbs and can be used to liven up Chinese vegan food (stir fries); mushroom and scallion pasta sauce is also one of my favorites. You can trim the greens as required and the bulbs will go on producing.

Pruning also plays an important role in growing a healthy herb. Prune often to grow a sturdier plant. Be sure to prune wisely from the top, also leave the larger leaves at the bottom intact as they provide the required sunlight to your herb.

Growing a garden at home can be a very rewarding experience, if it does not take well this can turn into a frustrating experience in no time. The trick is to approach your herb garden in a planned manner. Get your equipment ready, read up on the herbs you want to grow, what kind of conditions do they require to be healthy and then shower them with love and affection. As a person with healthy and/ or vegan food choices this will be an enriching experience that will connect you to Mother Nature in no small way.
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