Once a vegan, we are always so, because our motivation is not personal and self-oriented, but is based on concern for others and on our undeniable interconnectedness with other living beings. Will Tuttle More Quotes by Will Tuttle More Quotes From Will Tuttle There is no way to overstate the magnitude of the collective spiritual transformation that will occur when we shift from food of violent oppression to food of gentleness and compassion. Will Tuttle compassion spiritual way To meditate for world peace, to pray for a better world, and to work for social justice and environmental protection while continuing to purchase the flesh, milk, and eggs of horribly abused animals exposes a disconnect that is so fundamental that it renders our efforts absurd, hypocritical, and doomed to certain failure. Will Tuttle failure hypocrite prayer Now, knowing better, we can act better, we can live better, and give the animals, our children and ourselves a true reason for hope and celebration. Will Tuttle knowing-better animal children There is something about veganism that is not easy, but the difficulty is not inherent in veganism, but in our culture. Will Tuttle vegan vegetarian culture Compassion is ethical intelligence: it is the capacity to make connections and the consequent urge to act to relieve the suffering of others. Will Tuttle suffering-of-others connections compassion We owe the animals our profoundest apologies. Defenseless and unable to retaliate, they have suffered immense agonies under our domination that most of us have never witnessed or acknowledged. Now knowing better, we can act better, and acting better, we can live better, and give the animals, our children, and ourselves a true reason for hope and celebration. Will Tuttle apology animal children The suffering that food animals undergo, the suffering of those who eat them and profit by them, the suffering of starving people who could be fed with the grain that feeds these animals, and the suffering we thoughtlessly impose on the ecosystem, other creatures, and future generations are all interconnected. It is this interconnectedness of suffering, and its reverse, of love, caring, and awareness, that calls out for our understanding. Will Tuttle ecosystems caring animal How could it ever be to our purpose to rob another living being of his or her purpose? Will Tuttle purpose Our knowledge and understanding of nonhuman animals is polluted far more than we acknowledge by our belief in our own superiority, our unrecognized cultural programming, and our separation from nature. Will Tuttle understanding humility animal
