“You Are The Ever-present Field Of Witnessing Consciousness That Effortlessly Perceives The Passing

“If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I bet they’d live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize there are more important things than what people do all day.”

Calvin and Hobbes (via bl-ossomed)

Going vegan wouldn't affect the woods or water, if anything vegans consume more water. Js

This is actually really untrue!!!!! This topic isn’t even arguable. On a vegan diet i am saving around 1,100 gallons of water each day compared to the average meat eating diet!!!

You would think that vegans take up more money because the plants we eat need to be watered but in reality when someone is eating an animal the animal needs plants to eat and a cow can eat A LOT more than i can on a daily basis and also drink a lot more! So on a diet where someone is eating animals, water is being used to grow what the animals are eating and drinking, as well as all of the water used in the process of turning a living creature into a dead piece of meat for people to eat!

Each year the animal agriculture business uses 34-78 TRILLION gallons of water each year!!

56% of the water in the US is used just to grow the food for livestalk to eat (this doesn’t even include what is used in the factories)

20-33% of the worlds fresh water is used for animal agriculture

To make one pound of edible beef it takes 2,500 gallons of water

To make 1 pound of eggs it uses 477 gallons of water

To make 1 pound of cheese it takes 900 gallons of water

To make 1 gallon on milk it takes 1,000 gallons of water

And as for wood/forests/land use!!

Animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation

For each cow in the animal industry 2-5 acres of land are used- this land used to be a forest before it was clear cut

Source

If you still don’t believe me you should go on netflix and watch the documentary Cowspiracy!

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12 Laws of Karma That Will Change Your Life

1. The Great Law.

As you sow, so shall you reap.

2. The Law of Creation.

Life doesn’t just happen. It requires our participation.

3. The Law of Humility.

You can’t change something if you refuse to accept it.

4. The Law of Growth.

When we change who and what we are within our hearts, our lives follow suit and change too.

5. The Law of Responsibility.

We must take responsibility for what is in our life.

6. The Law of Connection.

Neither the first step nor the last are of greater significance, as they were both needed to accomplish the task.

7. The Law of Focus.

You cannot think of two things at the same time.

8. The Law of Giving and Hospitality.

Give without expectation of receiving anything in return.

9. The Law of Here and Now.

Looking backward to examine what was, or forward to worry about the future, prevents us from being totally in the here and now.

10. The Law of Change.

History repeats itself until we learn the lessons we needed to learn.

11. The Law of Patience and Reward.

True joy comes from doing what we’re supposed to be doing, and knowing that the reward will come in its own time.

12. The Law of Significance and Inspiration.

The true value of something is a direct result of the energy and intent that is put into it.

Friendships In Ancient India Through Subhashits

आतुरे व्यसने प्राप्ते दुर्भिक्षे शत्रु संकटे।

राजद्वारे श्वशाने च यस्तिष्ठति स वान्धवः।।

The real friend is the one who stays in the court and in the crematorium when he is sick, in trouble, in famine, when he is endangered by the enemy.

विवादो धनसम्बन्धो याचनं चातिभाषणम्।

आदानामग्रतः स्थानं मैत्रीभङ्गस्य हेतवः।।

Quarrels, financial relations, taking loans, incessant chatting and desire for unwanted competitions are the reasons for destroyed friendships.

आढ् यतो वापि दरिद्रो वा दुःखित सुखितोऽपिवा ।

निर्दोषश्च सदोषश्च व्यस्यः परमा गतिः ॥

Rich or poor, grieving or joyful, innocent or bastard; A friend is the biggest supporter of the man.

चन्दनं शीतलं लोके ,चन्दनादपि चन्द्रमाः |

चन्द्रचन्दनयोर्मध्ये शीतला साधुसंगतिः ||

Chandan (sandalwood) has the most cooling properties in this world; The moon, however, is more cooler than chandan. In actuality, it is the company of good friends that is the most soothing.

महाजनस्य संसर्गः कस्य नोन्नतिकारकः।

पद्मपत्रस्थितं वारि धत्ते मुक्ताफलश्रियम्॥

Just like a drop of water that falls on a lotus gains the status of a pearl, company of good friends elevates the value of a person.

आपत्काले तु संप्राप्ते यन्मित्रं मित्रमेव तत् |

वृद्धिकाले तु संप्राप्ते दुर्जनोSपि सुहृद्भवेत् ||

A friend in need is a friend indeed. Even an evil person can befriend anyone during prosperous times but it takes a real friend to honor the friendship during difficult times.

सर्वथा सुकरं मित्रं दुष्करं परिपालनम् l

अनित्यत्वात्तु चित्तानां मतिरल्पेऽपि भिद्यते ll

It's pretty easy to earn friendships but difficult to keep them. The human mind is transient and even some petty conflicts can be the reason to end the friendships.

न सुहृद्यो विपन्नार्था दिनमभ्युपपद्यते।

स बन्धुर्योअपनीतेषु सहाय्यायोपकल्पते॥

A good friend helps a friend in fatality and brings back the friend on the right path (if he has strayed away from the path of goodness).

गुणवान् व परजनः स्वजनो निर्गुणोऽपि वा।

निर्गुणः स्वजनः श्रेयान् यः परः पर एव सः॥

A loved one without merit is better than a stranger with merits.

R.I.P. Stephen Hawking. Your body may have been limited, but your mind freely roamed the vastness of time and space. 📷: National Geographic

What is your favorite building that you helped design?

I always give the same answer: the next one!

Each project is special in some way, and you work so long on each that they are like your children, but the next one is always the one where we put our faith on!

It’s so important to make sure you take good care of your body, mind, and soul every day, not just when you get sick.