Ahimsa

The Beauty of Living with Peace through Non-Violence

From: Lighthouse Center Inc, Whitmore Lake, MI Beacon newsletter, Jan.-April, Volume 70 The Beauty of Living with Peace through Non-Violence March 1996 by Gurudev Shree Chitabhanuji As a photograph has a two-way process; a negative and a positive, non-violence is also expressed in two aspects: to do and not to do, commission and omission. The first aspect is karuna: a commitment to loving compassion, a feeling of equality with all life. And the second is ahinsa: not to harm, not to [Read more...]

Tribute to Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji and the Jain Way of Life

From the LighthouseCenterInc.org website: CRAZY WISDOM COMMUNITY JOURNAL, May-August 2014 Link to article Tribute to Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji and the Jain Way of Life by Nirmala Hanke “Through his love and guidance we have become more than we ever thought we could be.” - Chetana Catherine Florida Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji is a 92 year old Jain Master, who is the spiritual advisor at the Light-house Center. He has been guiding me on my way since our first meeting in 1992. He has been [Read more...]

Disappointing News for Ducks and Geese. California’s Foie Gras Ban Was Overturned.

From PETA by Paulin Moore | January 16, 2015 When California’s groundbreaking ban on the sale of foie gras went into effect in 2012, a little-known restaurant in Hermosa Beach, California, tried to skirt the law by renaming its foie gras burger “THE Burger” and falsely advertising that it came with “a complimentary side of foie gras.” We (and caring consumers everywhere) weren’t buying that, so PETA brought a lawsuit against Hot’s Kitchen seeking to prevent the restaurant from continuing to [Read more...]