Dr. Will Tuttle – Inspirational speaker, recording artist, vegan author of “The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony” (M): The real underlying reason for veganism is compassion for all life, caring for others. I think all of us as human beings have a fundamental core of compassion for animals and for others.

Dr.Will Tuttle(M): “The worldwide followers of [Supreme Master] Ching Hai, a noted Vietnamese spiritual teacher with students numbering in the hundreds of thousands, have set up vegan restaurants in many cities and contribute vegan food, clothing, shelter, and aid to disaster victims, prisoners, children, and the elderly in countries around the world.

Though she requires students to meditate two and a half hours per day, vow to eat no flesh or egg products, refrain from alcohol and non-prescription drugs, and not work in jobs that promote the exploitation of animals or people, her movement continues to spread. It shows the effectiveness of a spiritual approach, because … in less than twenty years she has been the proximate cause of hundreds of thousands of people’s transition to veganism.”

Supreme Master Ching Hai:  When a person partakes in direct or indirect killing of any sentient beings, be it human or animals, he or she enters the cycle of revenge and violence. And it will only end when one stops doing it.

Since time immemorial, nonviolence is always emphasized as a way of life, as the way we should live if we really want Heaven on Earth. I hope sooner, all people will realize this and we will have truly Eden again.