Humans have expanded and dominated the earth for centuries, presuming that we have the right over animals and nature. We have exploited the earth's resources to get what we want from the world.
The Vedas have a different view. This planet and all she produces does not belong to humanity, any more than she belongs to to the other species living here. The earth is satisfied when she sees her produce symbolically returned to God, its original source.
This principle is taught in the classic Vedic text Isha Upanishad:
Everything in the universe belongs to the Lord.
Therefore take only what you need, that is set aside for you. Do not take anything else, for you know to whom it belongs.
Ranchor Prime, Forest of Wealth, a vedic view.
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