Rebroadcast of radio interview with Supreme Master Ching Hai. This coming Friday, August 7, and Sunday, August 9, the US-based Spiritual Awakening Radio will rebroadcast a two-part telephone interview with Supreme Master Ching Hai originally held on July 29, 2008.
The discussion was conducted by Mr. James Bean, radio talk show host and producer of Spiritual Awakening Radio, a weekly program on
HealthyLife.net radio network and focused on the connection of vegetarianism to global warming and spirituality. The following is an excerpt from the telephone interview.
Thanh Hải Vô Thượng Sư: So I think vegetarian diet, it is not for religious people alone, it is truly necessary for us to survive.
JB (m): Because we can’t afford it. We have limited resources, and so all these inefficient practices that cost too much at some point, we’ll just go broke.
Thanh Hải Vô Thượng Sư:: Yes, yes. We cannot afford it forever like this. We have to stop the meat, in order to even survive. We don’t talk about religious, moral obligation or even compassion, nothing yet. In order to save ourselves, we must be vegetarian.A vegetarian diet is nonviolence in the highest sense, and a vegetarian diet is a love in action.
VOICE: Mr. Bean has also cordially invited Supreme Master Ching Hai to a new telephone interview on the Quan Yin Method, airing August 14 and 16, which Supreme Master Ching Hai has graciously accepted.
We thank Mr. James Bean of Spiritual Awakening Radio for bringing diverse spiritual messages to listeners. We are also most grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for her ceaseless endeavors to uplift humankind and the planet.You can tune in to the upcoming rebroadcast of the July 2008 discussion with
Supreme Master Ching Hai via live streaming radio on the internet site
www.HealthyLife.net.
Part 1 will air on Friday, August 7 at 10 am local time (Los Angeles, USA), 7 pm Central European Time.
Part 2 will air on Sunday, August 9 at 9 am local time (Los Angeles, USA),6 pm Central European Time. Please also stay tuned for more information about the new interview at a later date.
Thousands lack drinking water in China. Over 160,000 people in China’s Liaoning province have been left without sufficient drinking water in this northeastern region which has experienced increasing drought from global warming.
The area’s 38 small reservoirs are depleted, leaving agriculture also suffering, with 10,000 hectares of crops declared to be ruined and over 400,000 negatively affected by the drought.
We pray for the cool relief of sweet rain for the people and farmers of Liaoning province. Let us also choose to adopt the harmonious plant-based diet to protect ourselves and our animal co-inhabitants. Ever-concerned for humanity, Supreme Master Ching Hai has often cited the need to conserve precious resources, as she did in this June 2009 video message for a global warming seminar in Veracruz, Mexico.
Thanh Hải Vô Thượng Sư:: We can stop water shortage. While droughts are plaguing more populations, we cannot afford to waste water. Meat production uses massive amounts of water, as you know. It takes up to 1,200 gallons of fresh and good clean water to produce just one serving of beef. In contrast, a full vegan meal costs only 98 gallons of water.
That is like 90 plus percent less. So, if we want to stop water shortage and to preserve precious water we have to stop animal products.
Referencehttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6705210.htmlwww.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/articles-73216_liyong.pdf Mekong Delta harvests threatened. In Âu Lạc (Vietnam), summer-autumn rice and vegetables have been inundated by heavy rains, submerging thousands of hectares. In the provinces of Hậu Giang and Long An, parts of rice paddies have been destroyed and continued overcast weather is preventing the remaining rice from drying naturally, reducing its quality and price.
Over 2,000 personnel along with 3,000 pumps are working to fortify the levee systems and clear the fields of water.
We thank the workers for their diligent endeavors to improve the agricultural conditions of the Mekong Delta. May the people of Âu Lạc enjoy prosperous and wholesome yields as Earth’s stability is ensured through our greater consideration and care.
Referencehttp://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2009/08/861434/India allocates fund for forest conservation. The nation’s environment minister has announced that the government will invest US$200 million in protecting its forests and will also report the amount of carbon emissions stored by the forest. With 65 million hectares or 20 percent of India's land covered by trees,the fund will be used to conserve and restore vegetation, control forest fires and strengthen forestry infrastructure.
Plans include extending to another 6 million hectares over the next 6 years. Kudos India for your planet-cooling investment to preserve the treasured lungs of Mother Earth. May the lush green forests flourish across yours and many other lands.
Referencehttp://www.zidee.com/2009/08/india-looking-to-counter-emission-reduction-demands-with-forest-conservation-plans/http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE56U2TV20090731?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews Nissan’s all-electric car unveiled. The Leaf is Japanese automaker Nissan’s latest zero-emission car. It can travel over 160 kilometers on one charge at speeds of go up to 140 kilometers per hour. This vehicle can be easily recharged in about eight hours at home, or in just half an hour at designated electric charging stations. With a price that is
expected to be similar to its comparable gas-powered models, the Leaf will be available to consumers in Japan, US and Europe in late 2010.
Hats off, Nissan, on your debut of this eco-friendly vehicle! May green cars like the Leaf pave the way for a future of sustainable transportation.
Referencehttp://www.france24.com/en/20090802-nissan-unveils-leaf-electric-car-0 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/uptospeed/2009/08/nissan-throws-an-ev-thunderbolt-the-leaf-.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124919217149699407.html Extra NewsA poll of nearly 20,000 people across 19 countries found that around 73% of citizens would like their governments to give top priority to climate change.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/30/climate-change-us For the past 30 years, professional photographer Ragnar Sigurdsson has been documenting the alarming melt of Iceland’s Breidamerkurjokull glacier,which has descended from the mountains on its way to the sea.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1203500/In-pictures-How-global-warming-changing-face-northern-hemisphere.html#ixzz0MsuYGgZO http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1203500/In-pictures-How-global-warming-changing-face-northern-hemisphere.html#ixzz0MrTvGASE http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1203500/In-pictures-How-global-warming-changing-face-northern-hemisphere.html A report prepared for Australia’s Department of Environment states that 17 of the nation’s world heritage sites such as the Sydney Opera House and Great Barrier Reef could be destroyed by climate change effects if the country does not unite to curb emissions.
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-threat-to-heritage-sites-20090801-e592.html
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