Thich Nhat Hanh: "When you eat meat, you are eating the flesh of all those children who have starved to death, because there wasn't enough food, grain to feed them."
Thich Nhat Hanh - nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr Martin Luther King. He is a Zen Buddhist monk.
Press here to watch 7min beautiful quiet video.
Welcome
Welcome to the English version of the blog brouillondeconscience ('draft of consciousness' when translated from French).
How do we reconcile our spiritual quest with the reality of our daily life?
Often, in our "search for the Self" we begin to see the world as illusory, therefore we start ignoring it.
Yet this world of transient events is no more than the beaming expression of the Self.
This blog attempts to express the attention to the transient and the recognition of its Source.
The brouillondeconscience team
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Film: Severn, The voice of our children
In 1992, at the Earth summit in Rio de Janeiro, for the first time a child addresses the decision makers of the planet. 18 years later, our actions do not reflect the discours: The Earth is in an even worse state, ans Severn is expecting now her first child. She expresses herself again, saying that despite the bad situation in which we are currently found in, it is still possible to make a change.
To watch the Trailer: Severn, The voice of our children
The Toxicity of GMO
This captivating documentary explores the use of biotechnology in agriculture, as employed by the gigantic multinational Monsanto:This american multinational, which is today the world's leader in GMO, considered as one of the biggest polluants of the industrial era (e.g. PCB, Orange Agent used in the Vietnam war, growth hormons, Roundup...) and has become one of the world's top seed-producers. To have an idea of its public relations, one should have a look at their website where the company publishes its pledge -- to compare with the film underneath...
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