Is it really that much better to make friends with animals before you kill them than to treat them as nameless, faceless objects before you kill them? From a yogic point of view, one must weigh the karmic consequences of perceiving others as mere objects to be used and the consequences of profiting from the suffering of others.

I'm totally into veganism and animal rights, but I'm not into being an angry and judgmental activist.

What you eat should not just be "good for you" but it should contribute to your happiness; it should make you a happier person.

Be confident in yourself, in your abilities, and in your goals. Then go for it.

Whatever you want to have happen to you make it happen for others now and eventually but inevitably you will reap the seeds you have sown.

In fact, drinking milk and eating dairy products can rob your body of calcium and contribute to osteoporosis. If you eat dark green leafy vegetables like kale, collards, and mustard greens, you can get enough calcium from a vegan diet.

If it were possible to live without causing harm to any living being at all, then indeed we might well choose not to eat carrots or other vegetables. But that is not possible - merely by being alive, we necessarily cause harm to many, many beings: we step on them inadvertently, we breathe them in without noticing, we kill them when we brush our teeth or wash our bodies, etc.