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NHL Player Georges Laraque Goes Vegan: Cheer Him On!
Target: Montreal Canadiens Right Wing Georges Laraque
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This week, Montreal Canadiens forward Georges Laraque announced his commitment to a vegan lifestyle.
Tough guy "Big Georges" as he's known, has been an animal rights activist for years. This summer he even sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper protesting the Canadian seal hunt on behalf of PETA. His decision to go vegan was cemented after watching the 2006 documentary Earthlings however.
"It's unconscionable what's happening to animals in this country and the way we treat animals we eat.... I realized I had to make some big changes," Laraque commented.
As one of only a handful of professional athletes who have spoken out on behalf of animal welfare, he deserves kudos! Join us in sending a note of appreciation to Georges Laraque for being a positive role model in professional sports.
Tough guy "Big Georges" as he's known, has been an animal rights activist for years. This summer he even sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper protesting the Canadian seal hunt on behalf of PETA. His decision to go vegan was cemented after watching the 2006 documentary Earthlings however.
"It's unconscionable what's happening to animals in this country and the way we treat animals we eat.... I realized I had to make some big changes," Laraque commented.
As one of only a handful of professional athletes who have spoken out on behalf of animal welfare, he deserves kudos! Join us in sending a note of appreciation to Georges Laraque for being a positive role model in professional sports.
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# 4,007:
9:57 pm PST, Feb 9,
Trish Raviolos, Canada
Awesome !!! I've been a veggie for over 18 years and just now transitioning to vegan.
Awesome !!! I've been a veggie for over 18 years and just now transitioning to vegan.
# 4,006:
6:37 pm PST, Feb 9,
Kyle Kidd-Milne, Canada
# 4,005:
7:35 am PST, Feb 9,
Nancilee Iozzia, Georgia
Thank you for setting a good example!
Thank you for setting a good example!
# 4,004:
4:41 am PST, Feb 9,
Dianne Hillier, United Kingdom
Buddhists believe that saying the mantra (prayer), Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion. All of the Dharma is based on Buddha's discovery that suffering is unnecessary: Like a disease, once we really face the fact that suffering exists, we can look more deeply and discover it's cause; and when we discover that the cause is dependent on certain conditions, we can explore the possibility of removing those conditions. Buddha taught many very different methods for removing the cause of suffering, methods appropriate for the very different types and conditions and aptitudes of suffering beings. For those who had the capacity to understand it, he taught the most powerful method of all, a method based on the practice of compassion. It is known as the Mahayana, or Great Vehicle, because practicing it benefits all beings, without partiality. It is likened to a vast boat that carries all the beings in the universe across the sea of suffering. Om Mani Padme Hum "Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus" the mantra associated with Avalokiteshwara (Quan Yin, Chenrezig, Kanzeon), the manifestation of Compassion. (Hail, or Homage to the jewel of the Eternal, Transcendent within the Lotus of Enlightenment). Om mani padme hum is the most important mantra in Buddhism. It is the six syllable mantra of the Bodhisattva of compassion Avalokiteshvara. Om purifies bliss and pride (realm of the gods) Ma purifies jealousy and need for entertainment (realm of the jealous gods) Ni purifies passion and desire (human realm) Pad purifies ignorance and prejudice (animal realm) Me purifies poverty and possessiveness (realm of the hungry ghosts) Hum purifies aggression and hatred (hell realm) 'With the Medicine Buddha mantra you can liberate numberless sentient beings from oceans of suffering and bring them to enlightenment.' - Lama Zopa. Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha BeKanze Radza Samudgate Soha In the Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra, the Medicine Buddha is described as having entered into a state of samadhi called "Eliminating All the Suffering and Afflictions of Sentient Beings." From this samadhi state he spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani.[1] namo bhagavate bhaiṣajyaguru vaiḍūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye mahābhaiṣajya-samudgate svāhā. The last line of the dharani is used as the Medicine Buddha's mantra. Medicine Buddha Sutra, as a bodhisattva who made 12 great vows. On achieving Buddhahood, he became the Buddha of the eastern realm of Vaidūryanirbhāsa, or "Pure Lapis Lazuli". The Twelve Vows of the Medicine Buddha upon attaining Enlightenment, according to the Medicine Buddha Sutra[1] are: To illuminate countless realms with his radiance, enabling anyone to become a Buddha just like him. To awaken the minds of sentient beings through his light of lapis lazuli. To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require. To correct heretical views and inspire beings toward the path of the Bodhisattva. To help beings follow the Moral Precepts, even if they failed before. To heal beings born with deformities, illness or other physical sufferings. To help relieve the destitute and the sick. To help women who wish to be reborn as men achieve their desired rebirth. To help heal mental afflictions and delusions. To help the oppressed be free from suffering. To relieve those who suffer from terrible hunger and thirst. To help clothe those who are destitute and suffering from cold and mosquitoes.
Buddhists believe that saying the mantra (prayer), Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion. All of the Dharma is based on Buddha's discovery that suffering is unnecessary: Like a disease, once we really face the fact that suffering exists, we can look more deeply and discover it's cause; and when we discover that the cause is dependent on certain conditions, we can explore the possibility of removing those conditions. Buddha taught many very different methods for removing the cause of suffering, methods appropriate for the very different types and conditions and aptitudes of suffering beings. For those who had the capacity to understand it, he taught the most powerful method of all, a method based on the practice of compassion. It is known as the Mahayana, or Great Vehicle, because practicing it benefits all beings, without partiality. It is likened to a vast boat that carries all the beings in the universe across the sea of suffering. Om Mani Padme Hum "Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus" the mantra associated with Avalokiteshwara (Quan Yin, Chenrezig, Kanzeon), the manifestation of Compassion. (Hail, or Homage to the jewel of the Eternal, Transcendent within the Lotus of Enlightenment). Om mani padme hum is the most important mantra in Buddhism. It is the six syllable mantra of the Bodhisattva of compassion Avalokiteshvara. Om purifies bliss and pride (realm of the gods) Ma purifies jealousy and need for entertainment (realm of the jealous gods) Ni purifies passion and desire (human realm) Pad purifies ignorance and prejudice (animal realm) Me purifies poverty and possessiveness (realm of the hungry ghosts) Hum purifies aggression and hatred (hell realm) 'With the Medicine Buddha mantra you can liberate numberless sentient beings from oceans of suffering and bring them to enlightenment.' - Lama Zopa. Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha BeKanze Radza Samudgate Soha In the Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra, the Medicine Buddha is described as having entered into a state of samadhi called "Eliminating All the Suffering and Afflictions of Sentient Beings." From this samadhi state he spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani.[1] namo bhagavate bhaiṣajyaguru vaiḍūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye mahābhaiṣajya-samudgate svāhā. The last line of the dharani is used as the Medicine Buddha's mantra. Medicine Buddha Sutra, as a bodhisattva who made 12 great vows. On achieving Buddhahood, he became the Buddha of the eastern realm of Vaidūryanirbhāsa, or "Pure Lapis Lazuli". The Twelve Vows of the Medicine Buddha upon attaining Enlightenment, according to the Medicine Buddha Sutra[1] are: To illuminate countless realms with his radiance, enabling anyone to become a Buddha just like him. To awaken the minds of sentient beings through his light of lapis lazuli. To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require. To correct heretical views and inspire beings toward the path of the Bodhisattva. To help beings follow the Moral Precepts, even if they failed before. To heal beings born with deformities, illness or other physical sufferings. To help relieve the destitute and the sick. To help women who wish to be reborn as men achieve their desired rebirth. To help heal mental afflictions and delusions. To help the oppressed be free from suffering. To relieve those who suffer from terrible hunger and thirst. To help clothe those who are destitute and suffering from cold and mosquitoes.
# 4,003:
11:05 am PST, Feb 8,
Katherine Devitt, Canada
Thank you for your compassion. I too just became a vegan!!
Thank you for your compassion. I too just became a vegan!!
# 4,002:
9:13 am PST, Feb 8,
Kaleen Woodcox, Canada
I have decided to join you for this cause. This morning I had a green smoothie, it was terrific. It's people like you who make a difference.
I have decided to join you for this cause. This morning I had a green smoothie, it was terrific. It's people like you who make a difference.
# 4,001:
6:07 pm PST, Feb 7,
Yvonne Cameron, Canada
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1:44 pm PST, Feb 7,
Jenny Levesque, Canada
# 3,999:
10:39 am PST, Feb 7,
Benoit Larochelle, Canada
Faudrait inventer une pilule pour que les cerveaus dHumains changent leur vision vis a vis les etres animals et de les considérés comme des etres vivants qui ont besoins de nous etre humain ! et il ne devrait pas avoir qucune exemple sur films ou sur photo pour pouvoir devenir végétarien cela devrait venir naturellement.....Benoit
Faudrait inventer une pilule pour que les cerveaus dHumains changent leur vision vis a vis les etres animals et de les considérés comme des etres vivants qui ont besoins de nous etre humain ! et il ne devrait pas avoir qucune exemple sur films ou sur photo pour pouvoir devenir végétarien cela devrait venir naturellement.....Benoit
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2:19 am PST, Feb 6,
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# 3,997:
11:17 pm PST, Feb 5,
Cathy Nesmes, France
merci de lutter contre cette cruauté la fourrure est de nouveau à la mode c'est horrible il faut se battre bisous Cathy
merci de lutter contre cette cruauté la fourrure est de nouveau à la mode c'est horrible il faut se battre bisous Cathy
# 3,996:
5:36 pm PST, Feb 5,
Isabelle ROELAND, Belgium
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2:14 pm PST, Feb 5,
Gaëlle MASSE, France
I'm French and I live in Paris, and we love Canada here, but we can't accept the seal hunt at all... This is really terrible, and I hope this will stop right now, for this is not human, and this is a very very bad publicity for your country. Thank you Mr. Laraque to get involved in this !!! Gaëlle
I'm French and I live in Paris, and we love Canada here, but we can't accept the seal hunt at all... This is really terrible, and I hope this will stop right now, for this is not human, and this is a very very bad publicity for your country. Thank you Mr. Laraque to get involved in this !!! Gaëlle
# 3,994:
12:11 pm PST, Feb 5,
Steve Scala, Canada
# 3,993:
11:01 am PST, Feb 5,
Valerie Wehmueller, Missouri
You are GREAT! We need more good,caring role models like you to impress young people (&, old, too!),to do the right thing! And, to let "people" know you CAN get plenty of protein,iron,vitamins,etc., to be strong & to build muscle,even if they choose to become vegetarian!!
You are GREAT! We need more good,caring role models like you to impress young people (&, old, too!),to do the right thing! And, to let "people" know you CAN get plenty of protein,iron,vitamins,etc., to be strong & to build muscle,even if they choose to become vegetarian!!
# 3,992:
10:15 am PST, Feb 5,
Jen Kane, Canada
Keep it up!
Keep it up!
# 3,991:
10:00 am PST, Feb 5,
Annick Piche, Canada
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3:58 pm PST, Feb 4,
Josie Thomas, Canada
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2:59 pm PST, Feb 4,
Amber Slater, Canada
Good on you!
Good on you!
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5:53 am PST, Feb 4,
Name not displayed, Canada
Keep up the fantastic work that you stood up against the popular trends!
Keep up the fantastic work that you stood up against the popular trends!
# 3,987:
9:29 am PST, Feb 3,
Nathalie Pellerin, Canada
Bravo Monsieur Laraque!!!
Bravo Monsieur Laraque!!!
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7:43 am PST, Feb 2,
Margaretha Van Egmond, Netherlands
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10:23 pm PST, Feb 1,
Rolland Nadjiwon, Canada
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8:05 am PST, Feb 1,
Nicolas Tovar, Canada
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3:01 pm PST, Jan 31,
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8:32 pm PST, Jan 29,
Jennifer Quiring, Canada
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4:57 pm PST, Jan 29,
Ty Gildener, Canada
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7:36 am PST, Jan 29,
Patricia Baldwin, Canada
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5:00 am PST, Jan 29,
Vickie Herdman, Ohio
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4:50 pm PST, Jan 28,
Nicole Rooth, Canada
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11:07 am PST, Jan 28,
Melanie Alderfer-Mowat, Canada
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6:42 pm PST, Jan 27,
Roberta Claypool, Florida
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10:07 am PST, Jan 27,
Robert Taylor, New York
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5:51 pm PST, Jan 25,
Kath Hewitt, Canada
Your being such a high-profile personality will bring this matter to the attention of Canadians who might otherwise not read or react to animal rights and abuse.
Your being such a high-profile personality will bring this matter to the attention of Canadians who might otherwise not read or react to animal rights and abuse.
# 3,973:
5:48 pm PST, Jan 25,
Vicki Hsu, Canada
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5:40 am PST, Jan 25,
Fran Caldwell, Canada
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3:58 pm PST, Jan 24,
Erica Leduc, Canada
I think this is Awesome!
I think this is Awesome!
# 3,970:
1:16 pm PST, Jan 24,
Ana Umpierrez, New Jersey
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9:08 am PST, Jan 23,
Christofer Jauneau, France
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10:44 pm PST, Jan 22,
Kenn Taylor, Canada
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5:49 pm PST, Jan 22,
Brenda Bonfield, Canada
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10:44 am PST, Jan 21,
Martha Leahy, Massachusetts
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7:14 pm PST, Jan 20,
JASON Vugts, Canada
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2:23 pm PST, Jan 20,
Kamal Sachdeva, India
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1:21 pm PST, Jan 20,
Jenn Kang, Canada
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Janine Roome-Smith, Canada
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7:49 am PST, Jan 20,
Richelle Hickey, Canada
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1:42 pm PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, Canada
excellent work Georges i wish you well on your vegan lifestyle
excellent work Georges i wish you well on your vegan lifestyle
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5:39 am PST, Jan 19,
Ken Childs, Canada
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5:04 pm PST, Jan 18,
Dar Boudreau, Canada
way to go George
way to go George
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7:06 am PST, Jan 18,
Yulya Yavorovska, Ukraine
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6:19 pm PST, Jan 17,
Mairin Barclay, Canada
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Slawomir Bugajski, Canada
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10:02 am PST, Jan 17,
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12:31 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, Canada
More power!
More power!
# 3,951:
10:13 pm PST, Jan 16,
D Truitt, Canada
