non-violence

Inspiring Message from Gurudev Chitrabhanuji for These Challenging Times

From a fall teaching at the Lighthouse Center The Way of Ahinsa Dear Friends, Today our meditation is on Ahinsa. Meditation is to experience peace. Peace is possible only in the presence of Ahinsa. So, Ahinsa is the need of our journey. What is Ahinsa? Ahinsa is feeling reverence for all life. A for Awareness  “A” stands for awareness. We need to see our own Self in the mirror of consciousness. And seeing ourselves, we draw our own portrait of what we want to become and of what we [Read more...]

A bipartisan bill ‘The Humane Cosmetics Act’ – Support Humane Cosmetics

TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SUPPORT HUMANE COSMETICS The Humane Cosmetics Act (HCA), a bipartisan bill aimed at ending the use of animals in testing cosmetics and their ingredients, as well as the sale of such products, was introduced to Congress last week. If HCA is passed, thousands of animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, and rats will be spared from untold suffering in labs. The use of animals to test cosmetics is cruel and unnecessary. The government does not require companies to [Read more...]

Victory! Governor McCrory Vetoes North Carolina Ag-Gag Bill

by Vandhana Bala - May 29, 2015      Today, in a victory for farmed animals in North Carolina and nationwide, North Carolina governor Pat McCrory vetoed the controversial “Ag-Gag Bill,” designed to punish whistleblowers who document and expose criminal activity at North Carolina’s factory farms and slaughterhouses.      The ag-gag bill was opposed by the overwhelming majority of North Carolina residents, as well as animal protection, food safety, environmental, and civil liberties [Read more...]

Watch the video and sign my petition: Urge UPS to help save sharks

Sharks are in big trouble. 100 million a year are being killed by humans, largely for shark fin soup. Recently, after being linked to an illegally harvested shipment of fins, American Airlines announced they would no longer take part in the global shark fin trade.  Watch this video to learn more about shark finning, then sign my petition urging UPS to take a similar step, and help protect sharks today. I am a veteran, and started diving for therapeutic reasons. The first time I was in the water [Read more...]