Pearls of
Wisdom
Saving the World by
Giving up
the Meat-based Diet
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Berkeley University, California,
U.S.A. October 13, 1989 (Originally in English) Videotape #101
If we did not eat meat, no one would kill, no one would raise cattle, all
the food would stay where it was and they could eat it and become healthy
and strong. It'd be good for every nation, and it'd be good for our nation
as well. We waste a lot of money on arms and on raising animals. Most of the
arable land is wasted nowadays on raising cattle, pigs and the like. So if
we used these areas to cultivate wholesome, healthy food I think the nations
would benefit more and our nation would have more peace and no need for
armed defense.
If every nation lived according to the Bible, according to the Buddhist
teachings, “Thou shall not kill, Thou shall not steal,” and so on, the world
would have no more need for peace conferences, and would not need to waste
so much coffee, champagne and cake at round table discussions that go
nowhere. The more we talk about peace, the more war we have because we go
about it in an inconsistent manner. If everyone practiced meditation and ate
a wholesome diet without any killing involved, the world would have long
since been in a peaceful state and we'd have no hunger. There is no need to
give away your property; just give up the meat-based diet. That would be
enough to save the world, as well as your own and the nation's health.
♥
Respect all Life and
Your Life
will be Blessed
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, House of Journalism, Panama,
November 29, 1989 (Originally in English) Videotape #106
We should respect all life that’s in the creative plan of God. We can see
for ourselves that all life resists suffering, resists death. If we kill or
see an animal killed we notice that they suffer and try to run away, meaning
that God empowers them with the instinct to want to live. So if we interfere
and take their life away, we interfere with God's will. Thus, we should
treat every being as we ourselves would like to be treated. Then our lives
will be blessed with grace, longevity and wisdom.
♥
We Should Eat Like
the First Class Beings We Are
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Santa Clara, CA, USA, October 14,
1989
(Originally in English) Videotape #101A
It's nobler for us to eat first-hand things because we’re first class! Why
do we have to eat secondhand from animals? You give grain to a chicken and
then eat the chicken and re-digest it! And then you feed carrots and
vegetables to a rabbit and eat the rabbit. Why don't you just eat the
vegetables and grains yourself? That is first class and fresh! It is a waste
of time to eat animal meat. It is a waste of energy and the national
treasury and it causes world hunger. ♥
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