... the Earth for it to preserve us. We need it as much as it needs us to take care of it this is why we need to take care of it so that it will be there in the future. The Assisi declaration on behalf of Hindus states that humans are not different from nature, as we all have the same spiritual power i.e. we are all a part of Brahman. It then goes on to say that even though humans are at the top of the evolutionary pyramid we were not put on the Earth to be dominant over lesser beings, but instead to be a part of nature and use our gift of the power to reason to take care of the Earth. The law of Ahimsa, which says that we should not be violent, is also mentioned; this law is frequently disobeyed, as harming the environment by things ...

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