The Reasonable Man Theory
January 31, 2023
Before long, we decided to devote our lives to spreading the word about the plight of not only the so-called "food animals," but all sentient beings.
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from our founders
A 50th Veganniversary Interview with Light, GW co-founder
March 12, 2020
As we observe the Golden Anniversary of Light and Sun’s shared pledge to observe the Golden Rule, Gentle World’s co-founder Light is interviewed by Butterflies Katz about his 50-year experience with veganism.
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Ode to Joy
November 8, 2019
This is a reprint of a previously posted article. It was originally written and published in 2012.
When I was five years old, I unhappily discovered that I was the only girl in my kindergarten class who didn’t have a…
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As We Should Be
December 31, 2018
Veganism is not simply a different way of eating. It is a different way of seeing and feeling that embodies the principle of ahimsa, or reverence for life. Simply put, veganism is feeling for another’s feelings.
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The Elephant in the Room
December 30, 2018
We are called vegans, and although we come from differing nations, cultures, religions, economic stations, genders and ages, we share a powerful bond. We have all seen the elephant in the room, and agree that the only humane response is to withdraw our support.
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A Saner Way
December 18, 2017
The many symptoms of our shared illness are easily seen on any street corner, in homes, schools, work places, courtrooms or anywhere else human behavior is on display. But the most serious is our seeming obsession with some form of violence.
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If Not Now, When? If Not You, Who?
October 2, 2017
If they could, every animal in the world would rise up, and with one pleading voice, say to you: “What on earth are you waiting for?”
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Paradise Bound
March 29, 2017
Veganism is as essential to peace as peace is to Paradise. It topples the foundation of violence and cruelty upon which our terribly imperfect governments, cultures, societies and religions are built. It frees us from the self-absorption that fuels our conflicts. It inspires an expansive and inclusive way of living heretofore unknown to our species.
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2017… and here we are
January 1, 2017
Veganism is non-violence in action; a sure, safe, practical, painless, easy, highly effective and absolutely free choice that everyone can make to help save all who live from humanity's most destructive, dangerous addiction.
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Which Will We Choose?
July 7, 2016
Is there any hope at all for a peaceful resolution of the opposing forces in our nature, which are driving us mad? If so, the answer must be the pillars of sanity we call reason and compassion.
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A Feeling of Home
May 8, 2016
Dogs have not only been some of my best friends, but some of my greatest teachers. There is no doubt in my mind that my feeling for dogs was a significant factor in my vegan epiphany, since it was not a far leap from the eyes of my best friends to the eyes of the first cow I ever saw crying tears of sorrow.
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If We Were They
November 12, 2015
The other animals, although born into different physical bodies are, like us, victims of circumstance. Like all people, they are who we might have been, there but for we know not what. They too, are us, if we were they.
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Why?
July 8, 2015
Why don't those who make the laws do so with respect for our essential needs, and deepest feelings? Why do we continue to cause so much suffering and death to others? Why is there so much cruelty and violence in the world?
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Let Your Conscience Be Your God
April 7, 2015
The conscience is the one and only place inside us where reason and compassion live harmoniously, side by side. Its purpose, as should be that of any God figure, is to guide us to our better nature.
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The Power is Ours
January 4, 2015
If we want a gentle world, we must reject violence. If we want a free world, we must be willing to free our human and non-human slaves. And if we want a peaceful world, we must first find a way to make peace with ourselves and one another.
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The Foundation of our Higher Selves
October 31, 2014
In the heat of the summer of 1966, revolution was in the air. Black people were revolting against the injustice of whites, women against the domination of men, and young people everywhere were expanding their minds beyond the restrictive perceptions…
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They Can Count On Me
September 30, 2014
This is the first irrefutable truth I discovered in my life; that eating and using animals is, no matter how you look at it, an act of abject cruelty. When we eat or use animals, we are hiring the butcher…
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The Vegan Inside Us
November 1, 2013
Now is the time for those of us who are willing to be the essential change this world so desperately needs, to open the closet door and set the vegan inside us free to unashamedly show the world who we really are.
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The Rabbit Story
October 31, 2013
Gentle World's co-founder reads aloud his piece The Rabbit Story, originally published in 1987.
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An Open Letter to the Leaders of the Progressive Movement
July 2, 2013
If you are not yet vegan yourself, you might be moving in that direction or have a friend or two who is. You may even be convinced by now that veganism is a reasonable solution to many of the world's problems. Perhaps, you have secretly envisioned doing it yourself, someday... when you are ready.
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Why I Love Vegans
June 1, 2013
Vegans recognize the inherent right of every animal, human or otherwise, to be the sole owner of his or her body, and they acknowledge our ethical responsibility to treat every body with respect and even reverence for the mystery that gives them life.
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Our Dedication Will Never Waiver
March 29, 2013
We didn't know that there was a word "vegan" at the time. There were no health food stores, no tofu, and no animal rights movement that we knew of. We have been spreading the word since we knew there was a word to spread. If we kept silent and that silence allowed more animals to suffer, we would wonder if our words could have saved their lives.
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The Conscience: Our Guide to a Truly New Year
December 31, 2012
Most of us have had our moments, even in the midst of our busy lives, when we have found ourselves face to face with our conscience and can hear its voice clearly and distinctly.
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Satisfy Your Soul
April 30, 2012
When the world and its religions can't quite satisfy your soul, and the hymns and prayers and chanting sound like one droll rigmarole...
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A Newer Age
February 29, 2012
The vegan evolution will inspire a heightened spiritual awareness, purify the body, and make possible personal and planetary healing unprecedented in human history.
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Just This One…
December 31, 2011
The New Year is unlike other holidays, as it is not limited to those who belong to one religion or nation, but is a celebration we can all relate to: the ending of the old and the beginning of the new.
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Occupy Humanity
October 31, 2011
Even many of the most progressive among us, seemingly without thought, continue to exclude certain sentient beings from the shelter of their compassion by accepting, condoning, supporting and even applauding the most unspeakable injustices perpetrated against those they see as "others," because they happened to have been born other than human.
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come
July 29, 2011
The vegan concept is not a fad that will pass with time. It is a necessary shift in thinking, that will lead to a heightened empathy and concern for others.
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An Irrefutable Truth
June 29, 2011
What a boost to my self-esteem to discover that I knew something that was absolutely right; something that no one, no matter their station in life, could convince me was wrong.
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Humane? Ask the Animals.
August 26, 2010
Terms such as free-range, grass-fed, and humanely-raised have not only taken over the dialogue around the animal use debate, but have come to symbolize “it's okay – you can eat me now.”
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