Our Association member from UK : Master, Prince Charles recently expressed his concern about the urgency to fight global warming in an article entitled, “18 Months to Stop Climate Change Disaster.” It was published in May 2008 in the Telegraph newspaper in the UK.

I was wondering what words of encouragement can Master offer these leaders to help them speak the truth and get their important message through.

Supreme Master Ching Hai: Wow. I am very grateful to His Royal Highness and other courageous leaders in the world, for stepping out of their boundary and to speak out for the sake of everyone.

Supreme Master Ching Hai: To be a leader is to be endowed with bravery, compassion and nobility. That’s why you are a leader. It’s not easy, of course, to be in the position of a leader. Being a leader, we must know what is good for our subjects and what is not. And what is good, we have to encourage them to do, facilitate them to do. And what is bad, we have to stop, to protect them. That is the true meaning of a leader.

Our Association member from UK : Yes Master. More and more news reports are mentioning going vegetarian as a solution to combat climate change. For example, last week on BBC 2, there was a program on the news about the measures to tackle climate change, and the headline said something like this: “Is it time to turn vegetarian?” BBC2 Newsnight on the 3rd of June, 2008. It said the best solution would be for us all to become vegetarians.

Our Association member from UK : Good of them!

Supreme Master Ching Hai: And I want to tell you some good news. Okay? Well, the message, if people listen to it and do more, then we will, of course we can save the planet! Right now, we have gained 7 months plus.

(group): Wow!

Supreme Master Ching Hai:  That means right now, we have like 2 years and 2 months plus a few days to change.

(group): Wow! 

Supreme Master Ching Hai: We have to thank the people who have changed into the vegetarian diet, and thanks to the government who have put effort in preserving the environment, and we have to thank some news media who have been putting in effort to remind people about our deadly situation.

Supreme Master Ching Hai: So if you guys continue helping, remind people, if the government gives us more blessing, if the news people continue the trend of giving the public more knowledge, then we still can save the planet. I do hope so.

VOICE: We are grateful for Supreme Master Ching Hai's continued faith and encouragement of the world's endeavors to halt climate change. With Heaven’s continued grace, may more leaders speak out and take action for the best interest of all lives on the planet.

Please tune in to Supreme Master Television's Between Master and Disciples on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, 2008 for the full broadcast of this special videoconference with Supreme Master Ching Hai.

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