tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811632822075075668.post4913310782969963024..comments2024-03-29T00:13:03.511-07:00Comments on brogamelbourne: Yama 1 - Ahimsapikkujenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08810203106727313486noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811632822075075668.post-84218991078147358542016-04-30T15:43:55.846-07:002016-04-30T15:43:55.846-07:00Hi there - I just found your site also by looking ...Hi there - I just found your site also by looking for images that would represent ahimsa because I'm putting together a slideshow for a talk I'm giving about the connections between veganism and ahimsa. I know you posted this many years ago and so maybe you won't even see this but I felt like I had to quickly comment. I appreciate the angle of your post that we need to be kind to ourselves - we absolutely do - but the brief mention that "At it's most simple, this obviously means not murdering or harming other people (which we here at Broga Melbz feel is a pretty solid thing to recommend) or animals (which if you wish you can take as far as vegetarianism or veganism)" seemed odd to me. Like I said, I just found your site so I'm not familiar with everything your yoga studio stands for and promotes, but I'd like to suggest that IF you do not currently promote veganism when speaking about ahimsa then you are doing your students a disservice. It's not taking it "far" to suggest that we abstain from paying others to breed, mutilate, and kill sentient beings for no reason other than habit, convenience, and our fleeting taste preferences. When we refuse to take part in that cruel cycle of purchasing animal flesh and secretions to consume (or when we wear their skin or pay to see them used for entertainment) it's not only causing harm to those animals but harms ourselves: our health, our environment, our psyche. I hope you agree! - Nicole, Maryland, USANicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463837615077352564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811632822075075668.post-89444382183038714242012-05-29T20:57:23.957-07:002012-05-29T20:57:23.957-07:00Thank you very much Brian! And I love that you use...Thank you very much Brian! And I love that you used the image on your blog, my little Brogi looks right at home there. Really enjoyed reading your post, will definitely have to put some time aside to read the rest of your blog asap :)pikkujenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810203106727313486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811632822075075668.post-48147018046729061222012-05-25T11:22:43.809-07:002012-05-25T11:22:43.809-07:00Great post! I hope you don't mind, but I swipe...Great post! I hope you don't mind, but I swiped your image for my own post :-))) I just found your blog, and so far I love love love.<br />Brian<br />http://www.omwords.com/2012/05/view-from-sidelines.htmlBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240044526337477934noreply@blogger.com