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Posted by Admin at 12:29 PM,Thursday, November 27, 2008

Going Veg Is Enough to Save the Planet, Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Monaco, May 4, 2008

Even if everyone in the whole population of the planet eats only half vegetarian, we can save the planet already. That’s the best and the quickest way. Because meat is not only about the land, it’s about the water, medicine, energy, pollution from transportation, and the conscience; that’s what makes people sick.

So if you can tell people to be vegetarian, that’s the best thing you can do for them and for the planet. Then we can even keep all the airplanes; we can keep all the cars; we can keep all the things now, because CO2 is not as bad as “conscience sickness,” and not as bad as spending so much water on animal raising, and wasting land, and deforestation and transportation. If we eat vegetarian, we still can keep all the airplanes, cars, trains and even everything as usual. We don’t even need to rely on the government, because the government cannot always do everything. The government cannot forbid people to eat meat, for example. Maybe they can, but they don’t want to do it.

So, the individual is the best to save the planet. Just go vegetarian, and we’ll save a lot of methane gas, a lot of transportation pollution, a lot of wasted water and land - land that we can cultivate, with enough food for everyone. And the food we feed the animals, we can feed the hungry. We would never go hungry. The whole planet can be fed if people go vegetarian. And then we can even keep all the styles that we have now, like the airplane. Of course it’s the best if we don’t. But even if we still have cars, airplanes and trains and so on, if the planet’s people are vegetarian, then we can save the planet still. Not everyone knows that. So, tell whoever you can to save the planet. But even if we cannot, then we cannot.

One more thing about the climate that everyone worries about: If we have the blessing of the government, it would be good. But otherwise, everyone can do it. Just be vegetarian, and we can save it. We can save a lot. Because of the bad karma, “As you sow so shall you reap,” if we do bad things, then we get bad things. It’s not just about the physical energy or even the ways of war and all that. The bad karma will come back on us, and no one can save us, not even God. Because even if God tells us to do this and we don’t do it, Hes lets us be free. If you want to make a mistake, it’s your freedom. God is not someone who controls you all the time. It would be good if Hes does some controlling, but Hes doesn’t do that.

So we have to control ourselves; we have to know what’s good and what’s bad. Read the Bible or the scripture of your religion. Really study well to see what the scripture tells you to do. All the tips in any scripture of any religion tell you how to survive here, how you can save the planet, how to live well and how to go to Heaven afterwards. It’s all in the scriptures; it’s not me saying anything.

To view the complete Supreme Master Television coverage of this exclusive discussion, please visit the following link: http://video.Godsdirectcontact.net/magazine/BMD640.php


Edited on: Monday, April 26, 2010 6:57 PM
Categories: Be Veg, For Economists and Investors, For Scientists and Engineers, Go Green, Save the Planet


Methane – More Potent than CO2, by Brisbane News Group, Australia (Originally in English)

As the world’s governments strive to implement solutions to combat climate change, its effects continue to increase and intensify with more frequent and severe storms, floods, droughts, heat waves, hurricanes and more.

The most prominent recent information shows that methane is up to 25 times more potent, per ton, than CO2 in causing global warming. These calculations are based on averaging the heating impact of methane over 100 years. However, after only a decade, methane is barely traceable and almost disappears after 20 years, thus averaging it over a century dramatically reduces its impact. And as we don’t have 100 years left to reduce our greenhouse gases, more recent calculations averaged over a period of 20 years rate methane as 72 times more potent.

Methane emissions are produced from natural sources such as oceans, permafrost, some wetlands, and also from human-made sources. Human-produced methane is one of the largest emitters especially from biomass burning (the burning of vegetation for land clearing and land-use change) and the livestock industry. Methane from the energy sector such as coal mines, oil refineries and leaking gas pipelines can be minimized through technological changes and advancements. But it is the methane from the livestock industry that is the worst human-derived emitter, as recently stated by Dr. Kirk Smith, Professor of Global Environmental Health at the University of California, Berkley. He said, “And that is something that we all contribute to, all of us who eat meat and I must say, drink milk as well.” Fortunately then, reducing methane levels is something that all of us can have a hand in right now by consuming less meat and dairy products. Professor Smith verifies this by boldly stating: “The immediate fix is to eat less meat.”

Currently, governments worldwide are focusing on strategies to reduce CO2 emissions; however, this latest information about methane points to the fact that we should be concentrating on methane reduction much more. Dr. Smith added, “Methane is the second most well-known greenhouse gas but is much more powerful.” He described it as an insidious gas; one that is not only an intense greenhouse gas but one that also helps create ground-level ozone, which is damaging to human health. If high levels of methane reduce oxygen concentration in the atmosphere to below 19.5% then asphyxia can occur. Increased levels can also be highly flammable forming explosive mixtures with air.

Dr. Kirk Smith believes that climate scientists need to stress the dire consequences of methane more. “Sure we have to deal with CO2, but if you want to make an impact on climate in the next 20 years, the place to do it is with the shorter-lived greenhouse gases, most important of which is methane.” Nations worldwide need to take heed of this advice and make the reduction of methane top priority by placing the animal-free diet at the forefront of all greenhouse gas reduction strategies; because, as Dr. Smith explained, “The biggest single source of human-caused methane emissions is livestock.” Reducing global methane levels right away will also buy us more time to transition into using sustainable energies.

Put simply, the science is now telling us that methane is several times more powerful in warming the planet than CO2 and that we need to drastically reduce our methane emissions immediately for the sake of the Earth and all her inhabitants. The quickest and most effective way to make this happen is something that all individuals can do and that is to adopt an animal-free or vegan diet.

To view Supreme Master Television’s full interview with Dr. Kirk Smith please go to:

http://video.Godsdirectcontact.net/magazine/AW643.php

References:

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/the-missing-link-in-the-garnaut-report-20080709-3cjh.html?page=-1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane


Edited on: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:25 PM
Categories: Be Veg, Climate Change, For Scientists and Engineers, Go Green, Save the Planet


Saving the Planet through Loving Kindness, Teleconference with Supreme Master Ching Hai, New York, USA, July 13, 2008

So after we save the planet, of course people will be different. They have to be different now in order to save the planet already. So, your part is to be positive. Save the planet first and things will change after. It’s not you alone who can save the planet. It’s the people who change their consciousness. If they would be veg, go green, and do good, then that means they have changed for the better. Their consciousness has gone up to a higher level; then of course they merit the Earth and could continue to live here and also their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on. At that time people will be in a higher level of consciousness and things will be clearer to them and to all. We will live in peace and love.

(Source: This is a web page of URL: http://www.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/eng/news/200/mt_0.htm )

You have to envision a positive world, the Heaven on Earth that you would like it to be. You have to envision the nobler world, the positive world, the beautiful world, the Heaven world.

Saving the world is a compassionate act.. Even if the world is not saved, you are. You are saved by your loving kindness. Your merit will be multifold because you want to save others. This is the point that many of you still don’t get. If you want to save the world, if you want to do anything toward this goal, you’re enlarging your nobility, your Heavenly attribute. So if you spread the encouragement to save the planet, if you go veg, if you go green, if you do good deeds or you help others because you want to save other beings’ lives on Earth, then you have a saintly quality. You reawaken your holiness. It’s not just about saving the physical planet and the physical lives.. It’s also about how great you are for wanting to do so and actually partaking in this life-saving crusade.

So if people do want to be veg, go green, and do good because they want to save the planet, then their spirit is noble. They have elevated themselves. And I hope you continue the way you’re doing. Even if you cannot save the planet, you save yourself. Let’s put it this way: If we cannot save the whole planet, we will be able to save some souls, the ones who will walk the way with us, the ones who, due to your diligent spreading of the news, will return to their original noble Self. Those people will be saved at least.


Edited on: Monday, April 26, 2010 6:55 PM
Categories: Be Veg, Go Green, Save the Planet


Posted by Admin at 1:58 PM,Monday, November 17, 2008

Obama on animal rights

Obama said, "I think how we treat our animals reflects how we treat each other....... And it's very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals."


Edited on: Monday, April 26, 2010 6:51 PM
Categories: Be Veg


Posted by Admin at 1:47 PM,Monday, November 10, 2008

Plants suitable for container gardening

According to my research from different sources, the following plants that can be planted in containers:

Herbs
Sage, Rosemary, Chives, Dill, Basil, Saw Palmetto,Thyme, Cilantro (Coriander), Chamomile (Camomile), Garlic, Mint, Oregano, Lemon Balm, Calendula, Lavender, Catnip, Anise, Nasturtium
French Tarragon, Fennel (Sweet Florence) Summer Savory, Sweet, Marjoram, Scented Geraniums, Parsnip, Peanuts, Sesame, Ginger
Vegetables and Fruit
Apple, Cucumber, Cherry, Fig, Eggplant, Lettuce, Squash, Tomato
Spinach, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Bean, Radish, Blueberry, Potato, Turnip, Plum, Corn, Sweet potatoes
Flowers
Lily of the Nile Chrysanthemum, Asparagus Fern, Bird of Paradise, Daylily, African Daisy, Begonia, Ground Ivy, Lantana, Petunias, Poor Man’s Orchid, Black-eyed Susan, Zinnia, Iceland Poppy, Marigold, Pansy/Viola, Dwarf,Snapdragon, Columbine, Hellebore, Lamb’s Ear, Rock Jasmine
(Bulbs: Tulips Daffodils Snowdrop Hyacinth Iris Bluebell Tiger Flower)
Shrubs and Trees
Crape Myrtle, Bougainvillea
Odds and Ends
Dwarf Pomegranate, Black Bamboo, Christmas Cacti, Aloe

Edited on: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:41 PM
Categories: Go Green