PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: MATTHIEU RICARD'S "A PLEA for the ANIMALS" is a Must Read

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PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: MATTHIEU RICARD'S "A PLEA for the ANIMALS" is a Must Read
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201609/matthieu-ricards-plea-the-animals-is-must-read





From the Psychology Today Article:

A Plea for the Animals is an outstanding and well-referenced book that surely will make a difference for the billions of nonhumans who routinely suffer globally at the hands of humans, be it in slaughterhouses, laboratories, or other captive situations, or in what's left of their natural environs. Matthieu Ricard's heartfelt plea for us to tap into our caring and compassionate selves and to treat other animals with unbounded dignity and respect will go a long way toward inspiring people to see other animals for whom they truly are, to feel for them deeply, and to recognize how they fully depend on us to grant them the ability to be able to live their lives in peace and safety -- to survive and to thrive in an increasingly human-dominated world. By personally rewilding and understanding what other animals want and need, humans will more easily reconnect and become re-enchanted with other animals so that peaceful coexistence becomes a reality, and it will be a win-win for all concerned.

YOUTUBE: MATTHIEU RICARD - A Plea for the Animals, The Planet & Human Beings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDEQY6svpfM

http://www.matthieuricard.org/en/books/a-plea-for-the-animals
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ESQUIRE MAGAZINE: MATTHIEU RICARD - THE WORLD'S HAPPIEST MAN

Below is a link to an Esquire Magazine article about Matthieu Ricard, a Tibetan Buddhist monk who is an extraordinarily happy man.

"LIFE LESSONS FROM THE WORLD'S HAPPIEST MAN" - ESQUIRE
http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/article/4915/matthieu-ricard-what-ive-learned/

From the article:

 

Highly complex MRI scans by cognitive scientists at the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience in Wisconsin have shown extraordinarily high levels of upbeat activity (-0.45 on a range where -0.3 is described as "beatific") and almost invisible levels of negative emotions. "I don't see everything as rosy," he says, "but the ups and downs of life don't unsettle me in the usual way."

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FROM WIKIPEDIA: MATTHIEU RICARD

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

             
Matthieu Ricard

Religion: Buddhism

School: Vajrayana

Education: Pasteur Institute
(Ph.D. molecular genetics)

Nationality: French Born: 15 February 1946
(1946-02-15) (age 71)
Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France

Tibetan Buddhist Teachers:
Kangyur Rinpoche

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Website: MatthieuRicard.org

Matthieu Ricard (Nepali: माथ्यु रिका, born February 15, 1946) is a French writer and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal.

Matthieu Ricard grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He received a Ph.D. degree in molecular genetics from the Pasteur Institute in 1972. He then decided to forsake his scientific career and instead practice Tibetan Buddhism, living mainly in the Himalayas.

Ricard is a board member of the Mind and Life Institute and received the French National Order of Merit for his humanitarian work in the East.

- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1.) LIFE RELEASE: A Buddhist Practice of Saving Animals' Lives
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/10/life-release-buddhist-practice-of.html

2.) WHY the DALAI LAMA MATTERS & VEGETARIANISM
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/05/why-dalai-lama-matters-vegetarianism.html

3.) DALAI LAMA: Buddhist Monks Reflections on Ecological Responsibility
http://www.dalailama.com/messages/environment/buddhist-monks-reflections

4.) PETA: THE DALAI LAMA CALLS for an end to ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS
http://www.peta.org/blog/dalai-lama-calls-end-animal-experiments/

5.) KARMAPA: LIKELY SUCCESSOR to the DALAI LAMA
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/karmapa-likely-successor-to-dalai-lama.html

6.) THE KARMAPA IS A STRICT VEGETARIAN
http://www.scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/17th-karmapa-is-strict-vegetarian.html

7.) THE HEART is NOBLE: KARMAPA'S WRITINGS on VEGETARIANISM, FEMINISM, ENVIRONMENT, COMPASSION
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/04/an-excerpt-from-heart-is-noble-changing.html

8.) LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE: ON HELPING ANIMALS & VEGETARIANISM
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015_09_01_archive.html

9.) AN INSIGHTFUL VEGETARIAN ESSAY & MANIFESTO - by Supreme Master Ching Hai  http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/supreme-master-ching-hai-httpwww.html

10.) KILLING is BAD KARMA: EASTERN VS. WESTERN VIEWS of ANIMALS
http://www.scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/this-essay-wasoriginally-posted-on.html

11.) AUTOBIOGRAPHY of a SEEKER of SAINTS - A MUST READ
http://www.scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/autobiography-of-seeker-of-saints-must.html

12.) DR. & MASTER SHA: HOW CHANTING WORKS
http://tv.drsha.com/nav.action?static=&pg=how
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13.) MEMPHIS MEATS: VEGAN POULTRY BREAKTHROUGH! - Wall Street Journal Article  http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2017/03/memphis-meats-vegan-poultry.html

14.) MERCY for ANIMALS: IMPOSSIBLE FOODS AIMS for 1 MIILION IMPOSSIBLE BURGERS a MONTH! 
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/07/wall-street-journal-impossible-burger.html
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15.) EARTH DAY: WELCOME to FACTORY FARM HELL
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/welcome-to-factory-farm-hell.html

16.) BILL MAHER OP/ED NEW YORK TIMES: Free the Hens Costco!
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-like-costco.html

17.) VEGAN DIETS REVERSE DISEASES
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/vegan-diets-reverse-diseases.html

18.) VEGAN DIETS: FIGHTING ARTHRITIS & CANCER
http://scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/05/vegan-diet-alleviates-arthritis.html

19.) TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE: WHO REPORT on MEAT CAUSES CANCER
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/12/time-magazine-article-who-report-on.html

20.) FOODS & ARTHRITIS -  PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE for RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
http://www.pcrm.org/health/health-topics/foods-and-arthritis 

21.) PETA PRIME: Can a Plant-Based Diet Cure Cancer?
http://prime.peta.org/2009/12/can-a-plant-based-diet-cure-cancer

22.) VEGAN DIETS FIGHT CANCER! - from the Huffington Post with Kathy Freston http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/vegan-diet-cancer_b_2250052.html

23.) ANTI - CANCER DIET - by Dr. Richard Beliveau
http://www.richardbeliveau.org/en/cancer-prevention.html?showall=1

24.) REVERSING CANCER WITH a VEGAN DIET ! - Video by Michael Greger, M.D.
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cancer-reversal-through-diet/

25.) NEW YORK TIMES: THE MYTH of HIGH - PROTEIN DIETS - by Dr. Dean Ornish
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/opinion/the-myth-of-high-protein-diets.html?_r=0

26.) VIVA! - Plant - based Diets & Cardiovascular Disease Fact Sheet
http://www.vivahealth.org.uk/resources/your-health-your-hands/plant-based-diets-and-cardiovascular-disease-fact-sheet-online

27.) THE PLANT - POWERED DIET - scientific reasons to adopt a plant-based diet
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-plant-based-diet-scientific-reasons.html

28.) PALEO DIET: DEAD LIKE a CAVEMAN
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-end-of-dieting-in-progress-by-dr.html

29.) WE LOVE OUR PETS & DEWEY: THE SMALL - TOWN CAT
http://scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/04/we-love-our-pets.html

30.) SUNDAY TIMES: MORGAN FREEMAN & 17th KARMAPA - The Story of God
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/05/morgan-freeman-goes-in-search-of-god.html

31.) HINDUISM: A TRADITION of VEGETARIANISM
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/03/hindu-tradition-of-vegetarianism.html

32.) THE TIBETAN BOOK of the DEAD (Bardo Thodol): Scott's Interpretation & More
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-tibetan-book-of-dead-bardo-thodol.html
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MEMPHIS MEATS: VEGAN POULTRY BREAKTHROUGH! - Wall Street Journal Article

March 15, 2017:   We just made history by announcing the world’s first ever clean chicken and duck meat, produced without the animals. You can watch a short video and read the article in The Wall Street Journal here.     World's first ever clean chicken   We believe this is one of the biggest technological leaps for humanity. Poultry is the most consumed meat in the US. But factory farming is not a sustainable way to feed the world. We need to completely change the way meat gets to the plate—and with your help, we will get there. March 22, 2017: Last week we announced the world's first ever clean poultry (chicken and duck meat), made without the animals. Today we are sharing the story behind this historic accomplishment. You can watch and share our brand new video here  (or click the image below).      Onwards, Uma Valeti, MD CEO & Co-founder, Memphis Meats Copyright © 2017 Memphis Meats, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website.  _____________________________________________________________________ 1.) MERCY for ANIMALS: IMPOSSIBLE FOODS AIMS for 1 MIILION IMPOSSIBLE BURGERS a MONTH!  http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/07/wall-street-journal-impossible-burger.html _____________________________________________________________________ 2.) EARTH DAY: WELCOME to FACTORY FARM HELL http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/welcome-to-factory-farm-hell.html 3.) BOULDER WEEKLY: Scott's Anti - Slaughter Letter in Boulder Weekly http://www.boulderweekly.com/opinion/letters/letters-91516/ 4.) BILL MAHER OP/ED NEW YORK TIMES: Free the Hens Costco! http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-like-costco.html 5.) VEGAN DIETS REVERSE DISEASES http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/vegan-diets-reverse-diseases.html 6.) VEGAN DIETS: FIGHTING ARTHRITIS & CANCER http://scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/05/vegan-diet-alleviates-arthritis.html 7.) TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE: WHO REPORT on MEAT CAUSES CANCER http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/12/time-magazine-article-who-report-on.html 8.) FOODS & ARTHRITIS -  PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE for RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE http://www.pcrm.org/health/health-topics/foods-and-arthritis  9.) PETA PRIME: Can a Plant-Based Diet Cure Cancer? http://prime.peta.org/2009/12/can-a-plant-based-diet-cure-cancer 10.) VEGAN DIETS FIGHT CANCER! - from the Huffington Post with Kathy Freston http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/vegan-diet-cancer_b_2250052.html 11.) ANTI - CANCER DIET - by Dr. Richard Beliveau http://www.richardbeliveau.org/en/cancer-prevention.html?showall=1 12.) REVERSING CANCER WITH a VEGAN DIET ! - Video by Michael Greger, M.D. http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cancer-reversal-through-diet/ 13.) NEW YORK TIMES: THE MYTH of HIGH - PROTEIN DIETS - by Dr. Dean Ornish http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/opinion/the-myth-of-high-protein-diets.html?_r=0 14.) VIVA! - Plant-based Diets & Cardiovascular Disease Fact Sheet http://www.vivahealth.org.uk/resources/your-health-your-hands/plant-based-diets-and-cardiovascular-disease-fact-sheet-online 15.) THE PLANT - POWERED DIET - scientific reasons to adopt a plant-based diet http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-plant-based-diet-scientific-reasons.html 16.) PALEO DIET: DEAD LIKE a CAVEMAN http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-end-of-dieting-in-progress-by-dr.html ____________________________________________________________________ 17.) LIFE RELEASE: BUDDHIST PRACTICE of SAVING ANIMALS' LIVES http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/10/life-release-buddhist-practice-of.html 18.) AN INSIGHTFUL VEGETARIAN ESSAY & MANIFESTO - by Supreme Master Ching Hai  http://scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/supreme-master-ching-hai-httpwww.html 19.) KILLING is BAD KARMA: EASTERN VS. WESTERN VIEWS of ANIMALS http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/this-essay-wasoriginally-posted-on.html 20.) WE LOVE OUR PETS & DEWEY: THE SMALL - TOWN CAT http://scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/04/we-love-our-pets.html 21.) SUNDAY TIMES: MORGAN FREEMAN & 17th KARMAPA - The Story of God http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/05/morgan-freeman-goes-in-search-of-god.html 22.) HINDUISM: A TRADITION of VEGETARIANISM http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/03/hindu-tradition-of-vegetarianism.html   23.) A PLEA for THE ANIMALS - a book by Matthieu Ricard http://matthieuricard.org/en/books/a-plea-for-the-animals 24.) THE TIBETAN BOOK of the DEAD (BardoThodol): Scott's Interpretation & Much More http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-tibetan-book-of-dead-bardo-thodol.html 25.) DR. & MASTER SHA: HOW CHANTING WORKS http://tv.drsha.com/nav.action?static=&pg=how ____________________________________________________________________

OPRAH'S FAVORITE THINGS - 2016: THE BOOK of JOY with His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu

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THE BOOK of JOY: OPRAH'S FAVORITE THINGS - 2016

Oprah reveals her Favorite Things of 2016 — and the list is longer and better than ever. Find your Favorite Things at amazon.com/oprah

                               
"I want to wish all of you joy — because there is no better gift. Two spiritual masters, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, share their wisdom in this uplifting book. I promise you, it’s the best $26 you can spend." — Oprah


Read more: http://www.oprah.com/gift/oprahs-favorite-things-2016-full-list-the-book-of-joy#ixzz4UjhUmybR

Available at: PenguinRandomHouse.com

Cover price: $26

Target discount: 30% off cover price -  $18.20 (2/14/2017)

Barnes & Noble discount: 20% off cover price (2/14/2017)



THE BOOK of JOY: From the Book Cover:

Two spiritual Giants. Five Days. One Timeless Question.

Nobel Peace Prize laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than 50 years of exile and the soul - crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships - or, as they would say, because of them - they are two of the most joyful people on the planet.

In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness's 80th birthday and create what they hoped would be a gift for others. They looked back on their lives to answer a question: How do we find joy in the face of suffering?

By the end of a week filled with laughter and punctuated with tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our times and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy. We got to listen in as they explore the Nature of True Joy and confront each of the obstacles to Joy. They then offer us the 8 Pillars of Joy, which provide the foundation for lasting happiness. Throughout, they include stories, wisdom, and science. Finally they share the daily Joy Practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. - from "The Book of Joy"
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OPRAH INTERVIEWS the DALAI LAMA: O MAGAZINE 2001
http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Oprah-Interviews-The-Dalai-Lama
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1.) LIFE RELEASE: A Buddhist Practice of Saving Animals' Lives
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/10/life-release-buddhist-practice-of.html

2.) WHY the DALAI LAMA MATTERS & VEGETARIANISM
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/05/why-dalai-lama-matters-vegetarianism.html

3.) DALAI LAMA: Buddhist Monks Reflections on Ecological Responsibility
http://www.dalailama.com/messages/environment/buddhist-monks-reflections

4.) PETA: THE DALAI LAMA CALLS for an end to ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS
http://www.peta.org/blog/dalai-lama-calls-end-animal-experiments/

5.) KARMAPA: LIKELY SUCCESSOR to the DALAI LAMA
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/karmapa-likely-successor-to-dalai-lama.html

6.) THE KARMAPA IS A STRICT VEGETARIAN
http://www.scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/17th-karmapa-is-strict-vegetarian.html

7.) THE HEART is NOBLE: KARMAPA'S WRITINGS on VEGETARIANISM, FEMINISM, ENVIRONMENT, COMPASSION
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/04/an-excerpt-from-heart-is-noble-changing.html

8.) LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE: ON HELPING ANIMALS & VEGETARIANISM
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015_09_01_archive.html

9.) AN INSIGHTFUL VEGETARIAN ESSAY & MANIFESTO - by Supreme Master Ching Hai  http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/supreme-master-ching-hai-httpwww.html

10.) KILLING is BAD KARMA: EASTERN VS. WESTERN VIEWS of ANIMALS
http://www.scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/this-essay-wasoriginally-posted-on.html

11.) AUTOBIOGRAPHY of a SEEKER of SAINTS - A MUST READ
http://www.scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/autobiography-of-seeker-of-saints-must.html
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12.) MERCY for ANIMALS: IMPOSSIBLE FOODS AIMS for I MILLION IMPOSSIBLE BURGERS a MONTH!  http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/07/wall-street-journal-impossible-burger.html
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13.) EARTH DAY: WELCOME to FACTORY FARM HELL
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/welcome-to-factory-farm-hell.html

14.) BILL MAHER OP/ED NEW YORK TIMES: Free the Hens Costco!
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-like-costco.html

15.) VEGAN DIETS REVERSE DISEASES
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/03/vegan-diets-reverse-diseases.html

16.) VEGAN DIETS: FIGHTING ARTHRITIS & CANCER
http://scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/05/vegan-diet-alleviates-arthritis.html

17.) TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE: WHO REPORT on MEAT CAUSES CANCER
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2015/12/time-magazine-article-who-report-on.html

18.) FOODS & ARTHRITIS -  PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE for RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
http://www.pcrm.org/health/health-topics/foods-and-arthritis 

19.) PETA PRIME: Can a Plant-Based Diet Cure Cancer?
http://prime.peta.org/2009/12/can-a-plant-based-diet-cure-cancer

20.) VEGAN DIETS FIGHT CANCER! - from the Huffington Post with Kathy Freston http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/vegan-diet-cancer_b_2250052.html

21.) ANTI - CANCER DIET - by Dr. Richard Beliveau
http://www.richardbeliveau.org/en/cancer-prevention.html?showall=1

22.) REVERSING CANCER WITH a VEGAN DIET ! - Video by Michael Greger, M.D.
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cancer-reversal-through-diet/

23.) NEW YORK TIMES: THE MYTH of HIGH - PROTEIN DIETS - by Dr. Dean Ornish
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/opinion/the-myth-of-high-protein-diets.html?_r=0

24.) VIVA! - Plant - based Diets & Cardiovascular Disease Fact Sheet
http://www.vivahealth.org.uk/resources/your-health-your-hands/plant-based-diets-and-cardiovascular-disease-fact-sheet-online

25.) THE PLANT - POWERED DIET - scientific reasons to adopt a plant-based diet
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-plant-based-diet-scientific-reasons.html

26.) PALEO DIET: DEAD LIKE a CAVEMAN
http://www.scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-end-of-dieting-in-progress-by-dr.html

27.) WE LOVE OUR PETS & DEWEY: THE SMALL - TOWN CAT
http://scottsbuddhistiveg.blogspot.com/2015/04/we-love-our-pets.html

28.) SUNDAY TIMES: MORGAN FREEMAN & 17th KARMAPA - The Story of God
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/05/morgan-freeman-goes-in-search-of-god.html

29.) HINDUISM: A TRADITION of VEGETARIANISM
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/03/hindu-tradition-of-vegetarianism.html

30.) THE TIBETAN BOOK of the DEAD (Bardo Thodol): Scott's Interpretation & More
http://scottsbuddhisttveg.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-tibetan-book-of-dead-bardo-thodol.html

31.) DR. & MASTER SHA: HOW CHANTING WORKS
http://tv.drsha.com/nav.action?static=&pg=how
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