Our
world is in a spiritual, moral, and physical crisis. The hope for humanity and for all life on
earth is simply this: Human beings have
to wake up very soon and stop dominating and destroying the planet and the
lives of all the others who live here under our thumbs. It is time to choose to love, cherish, and
heal all whom we have harmed and all we have destroyed. We are talking about a massive spiritual
awakening. Why do we say
“spiritual?” Isn’t this a simple logical
understanding. It’s in everyone’s face—we
are nearing annihilation caused by our own actions and inactions. But no—that is not enough. Logic alone will not get us there. Clearly.
There is plenty of scientific evidence, news reports backed up with
facts, overwhelming data to show us every day what new reef has died, how many
whales have beached and died from sonar testing and ingesting plastic, how many
acres of rainforest have been cut down for the cattle industry. The facts are there. Our egos know. But it is in our hearts and souls that the
passion and love to stop the violence resides.
The cries of the animals, all nature, and our own spirits are calling us
to bring healing now and reverse the damage we have done.
We
know now that the best healing for an individual is holistic. It needs to address the physical, mental and
spiritual life of the suffering one.
Without the body, mind, and spirit being nourished and cared for, the
healing will not be complete. This is
just as true for the healing of the world which we must undertake as a
species. When we engage in healing at
the level of spirit, we enter the mystical realm. There we find ourselves nurtured and
strengthened by the Divine Love that animates and breathes life into all beings. Passion and faith begin to do their work in
us so that we enter into partnership with the Divine and discover what is ours
to do in this healing and transformative work.
Our
true nature, in a word is love. We are
meant to be creatures who love and care for creation. Some say we had to go through a
self-centered, fearful period of development that led to all of our violent
ways. Perhaps so. But that time is past. We cannot remain there any longer and hope to
survive as a species. This is our big
chance to become the nonviolent, compassionate, peaceful creatures we are
destined to be. Nearly all religions
promote The Golden Rule in one form or another.
We have been told to “Do unto others as you would have others do unto
You.” But we have never fully understood
it until now. The “others” in this rule
includes all life, all sacred creation.
Veganism
is the Golden Rule in perfect action. It
is the pinnacle of living a life of nonviolence, caring for all others, and
having reverence and compassion for all life.
The vegan life is life giving, not life taking. When we become ethically vegan, we come home
to our spiritual and heart essence at last.
