Living Compassionately

in Alabama

   "A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the 'Universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This elusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security."

—Albert Einstein
(Letter of 1950, as quoted in The New York Times (29 March 1972) and The New York Post (28 November 1972)

 

 

  “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated... I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man.”

 

—Mahatma Gandhi

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This site is a work in progress and we need your help!

We are trying to build a network of information and support for people in Alabama who choose a life of compassion for the earth and all living creatures.

If you have any information that you feel would be helpful to other people please e-mail us and we will add it to this site.

alabama@livingcompassionately.org

Providing information and support for those who live compassionately.