Pearls of Wisdom

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Montreal, Canada April 17, 1993 (Originally in English)

Meat is the cause of all wars and suffering in this world, as well as that of your personal self. To refrain from eating meat is to contribute to peace on this planet because in this way we terminate the cause of killing. Therefore, we will not reap the results of being killed or being wounded.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Panama, November 29, 1989 (Originally in English)

Nowadays there are certain happenings, such as changes in the weather, famine and all kinds of diseases inflicted upon our world. Some people with little faith blame God again. Everywhere I lecture, people ask me, "If there is a God, why do such and such disasters happen?" But these people should remember that it's not God who does all these things. It is we who have made all these troubles. For example, a few nations test atom and hydrogen bombs, which disturbs the structure of the atmosphere, shaking the stability of the Earth. They think they can just shoot missiles into the air and it will create no problems, or do it in the ocean and it will make no problems. These practices still make problems, because the universe is constructed with many kinds of materials, some with solid substances and some with invisible substances. So, by disturbing the invisible substances, they also disturb the stability of the universe and interfere with the natural evolution of nature.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Costa Rica December 16, 1990 (Originally in English)

All wars come from ignorance. If we are ignorant, we don't know how to stop hatred, we don't know how to stop aggression and possessiveness. The higher the position we're in, the more danger we may cause for humanity; so first, you'd better be enlightened, and then serve the world with greater understanding.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
California, U.S.A. November 30, 1993 (Originally in English)

Of course, war is inevitable, and I'm equally grateful if they protect the world or they keep the peace, but to keep peace is better. It doesn't matter how big the war is, it cannot go on forever if no one fights. If only one side fights, it gets fed up. It doesn't matter how aggressive a person is, if he continues alone in a war, then he gets tired and the war ends even more quickly. Sometimes we interfere with other people's wars, prolonging them and causing the loss of many lives.