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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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# 4,073:
11:06 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Anthony Pignatelli, Canada
# 4,072:
10:59 pm PDT, Mar 18,
Nathan Rock, Canada
I am still a meat eater but it is people like you who inspire the traditional multitudes. I wish you great success, personally and professionally - unless you are playing the Canucks of course!
I am still a meat eater but it is people like you who inspire the traditional multitudes. I wish you great success, personally and professionally - unless you are playing the Canucks of course!
# 4,071:
1:53 pm PDT, Mar 18,
S Dupré, Canada
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3:40 am PDT, Mar 17,
Corine Escourrou, France
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6:54 pm PDT, Mar 16,
Catherine Gimlewicz, Canada
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6:02 pm PDT, Mar 16,
Sarah Q, Canada
You're an inspiration, Monsieur! Thanks you for taking such a huge step and remember that there are many who support your decision and your actions!
You're an inspiration, Monsieur! Thanks you for taking such a huge step and remember that there are many who support your decision and your actions!
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5:01 am PDT, Mar 15,
Mele Dana, Canada
# 4,066:
12:18 pm PDT, Mar 14,
Analisa Corbo, Canada
# 4,065:
5:30 am PDT, Mar 14,
Olga Astapova, Russian Federation
Thank you for setting a good example.Good luck))
Thank you for setting a good example.Good luck))
# 4,064:
5:18 pm PST, Mar 13,
Marie Bednar, Virginia
Kudos to you, sir, for making a selfless, compassionate choice! You will set a shining example to all, but also will prove that great athletes can, and do, thrive on a cruelty-free, plant based diet. A vegan diet is good for human health, the environment, and the beautiful animals whom we share this Earth. Thank you! :)
Kudos to you, sir, for making a selfless, compassionate choice! You will set a shining example to all, but also will prove that great athletes can, and do, thrive on a cruelty-free, plant based diet. A vegan diet is good for human health, the environment, and the beautiful animals whom we share this Earth. Thank you! :)
# 4,063:
11:09 am PST, Mar 13,
Jo Fleming, Canada
Excellent! I am sure he will feel better because of this and hopefully can use his public profile to educate others on the benefits both to his health, and to the planet.
Excellent! I am sure he will feel better because of this and hopefully can use his public profile to educate others on the benefits both to his health, and to the planet.
# 4,062:
9:19 am PST, Mar 13,
Erin Reese, Texas
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12:39 am PST, Mar 13,
Alyxandra Joy, Nevada
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8:47 pm PST, Mar 12,
Rod Snow, Canada
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7:22 pm PST, Mar 11,
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# 4,058:
5:53 am PST, Mar 11,
Rana Campbell, Canada
Merci, Georges! J'ai beaucoup de respect pour le courage et l'independance que tu demontres en choisissant de faire ce que tu pense est la bonne chose a faire, peu importe les influences, les difficultes, et les contrarietes externes. Bon courage et bonne fin de saison! And here's to you for joining the Green Party of Canada, also! Bravo!
Merci, Georges! J'ai beaucoup de respect pour le courage et l'independance que tu demontres en choisissant de faire ce que tu pense est la bonne chose a faire, peu importe les influences, les difficultes, et les contrarietes externes. Bon courage et bonne fin de saison! And here's to you for joining the Green Party of Canada, also! Bravo!
# 4,057:
12:11 am PST, Mar 11,
Bev Brewis, Canada
Thankyou Georges!!!!! I`ve just become a fan of the Montreal Canadians.....right behind the Canucks of course!
Thankyou Georges!!!!! I`ve just become a fan of the Montreal Canadians.....right behind the Canucks of course!
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4:09 pm PST, Mar 10,
Katarzyna Gornicka, Ireland
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6:53 pm PST, Mar 9,
Mathew Ross, Canada
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5:29 pm PST, Mar 6,
Carolyn Ross, Canada
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3:42 pm PST, Mar 5,
Elaine Watson, Canada
# 4,052:
1:15 pm PST, Mar 5,
Mike Manna, Canada
Right on! I've been struggling with my meat-eating habits for the last 2 years! It takes a lot of knowledge and will-power to achieve veganism. For that you definitely deserve a medal!!! Congrats... you give people like me hope! Thanks!!!
Right on! I've been struggling with my meat-eating habits for the last 2 years! It takes a lot of knowledge and will-power to achieve veganism. For that you definitely deserve a medal!!! Congrats... you give people like me hope! Thanks!!!
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6:07 am PST, Mar 5,
Radek Weronski, Canada
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11:59 am PST, Mar 4,
Brian Donlon, North Carolina
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6:04 am PST, Mar 4,
Simone Michaud, Canada
Way to go! :) xo
Way to go! :) xo
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5:27 pm PST, Mar 3,
Frederic Lavergne, Canada
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5:21 am PST, Mar 3,
Petra Flor, Canada
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Dale Riehart, California
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8:09 am PST, Mar 2,
Cecile Veronneau, Canada
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9:50 pm PST, Mar 1,
L.J. Robinson, Canada
Yes! Good for you! Best wishes to you, also.
Yes! Good for you! Best wishes to you, also.
# 4,043:
8:02 pm PST, Feb 28,
Rachel O'Neill, Canada
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7:10 pm PST, Feb 28,
Michelle Maas, Canada
I became vegetarian in December 2009. I have intolerances and allergies but was finding it difficult to quite meat until I watched Food Inc. After that, I had no problem, each time I remembered the video, I not longer craved the meat.
I became vegetarian in December 2009. I have intolerances and allergies but was finding it difficult to quite meat until I watched Food Inc. After that, I had no problem, each time I remembered the video, I not longer craved the meat.
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12:12 am PST, Feb 28,
Piumi Abeynayaka, Canada
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11:38 am PST, Feb 27,
Leticia Frutos, Paraguay
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3:00 pm PST, Feb 26,
Heather Macurdy, Arkansas
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1:16 pm PST, Feb 26,
Tara Anderson, Canada
Awesome!
Awesome!
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2:37 pm PST, Feb 25,
Ann Lafave, Canada
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Sandra Marsh, Canada
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Connor Hocking, Maryland
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9:38 pm PST, Feb 23,
WJ Hinestrosa, Canada
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3:21 am PST, Feb 20,
Pat Marshall, Michigan
GOOD FOR YOU!!!
GOOD FOR YOU!!!
# 4,032:
11:59 pm PST, Feb 19,
Maryam Beik Baghban, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
# 4,031:
10:35 am PST, Feb 19,
Oana Lipovicianu, Canada
You are an inspiration for myself and others who really care about animal rights.
You are an inspiration for myself and others who really care about animal rights.
# 4,029:
12:22 pm PST, Feb 18,
Clare Howell, United Kingdom
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11:07 am PST, Feb 18,
Tami Rogowski, Florida
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Maya Roy, Canada
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Monica Aiello, Canada
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DJ Martinez, California
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Lisell Himede, Canada
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Wilfrid Morelli, Canada
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7:41 pm PST, Feb 16,
Rob White, Canada
thanks for the sterling example
thanks for the sterling example
# 4,021:
4:18 pm PST, Feb 15,
Carrie L., Canada
# 4,020:
11:36 am PST, Feb 15,
Kirun Baweja, Canada
You are a great role model and your decision will surely encourage others to care more about animal welfare. I think that your decision is great and I wish you the best of luck in succeeding in your goal!
You are a great role model and your decision will surely encourage others to care more about animal welfare. I think that your decision is great and I wish you the best of luck in succeeding in your goal!
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10:12 am PST, Feb 15,
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1:29 pm PST, Feb 14,
Tina Cohen, Canada
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12:04 pm PST, Feb 14,
Ariane Tétrault, Canada
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5:50 am PST, Feb 14,
Nancy Clark, Canada
The Habs have been my team ever since my grandmother introduced me to Hockey Night in Canada when i was 6. Partly because of her I have been vegetarian for years too. The idea that a wonderful athlete like you has the courage to choose vegan and say so, means a lot to me, to my son and niece, also vegan, and I am sure to countless others who look up to you and other role models.
The Habs have been my team ever since my grandmother introduced me to Hockey Night in Canada when i was 6. Partly because of her I have been vegetarian for years too. The idea that a wonderful athlete like you has the courage to choose vegan and say so, means a lot to me, to my son and niece, also vegan, and I am sure to countless others who look up to you and other role models.
# 4,015:
12:16 pm PST, Feb 13,
Codie Leigh Perez, Georgia
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11:25 am PST, Feb 13,
Damian Stevenson, Canada
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6:06 am PST, Feb 13,
Patricia Vickers, Canada
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11:21 am PST, Feb 12,
Paul Murphy, Canada
Way to go!!
Way to go!!
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11:22 am PST, Feb 11,
Claude Chauvet, Canada
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10:57 am PST, Feb 11,
Chioni McAlister, Canada
Miss you playing on our team, but sooo very proud of your becoming Vegan!! Way to go!!!
Miss you playing on our team, but sooo very proud of your becoming Vegan!! Way to go!!!
# 4,008:
9:39 am PST, Feb 10,
Katie Bangay, Canada
# 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
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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
