從愛心出發

編號：804 日期：2007.10.24, 25 地點：法國巴黎 性質：打禪  用語：英文

清海無上師以英文講於 法國巴黎禪三 2007.10.25 （DVD#804）

我們必須創造愛的氣氛。吃肉不僅讓動物們受苦，還扼殺了我們自己慈愛的本性，無論吃肉的人是否親眼看到動物受苦。

吃素也是環保救地球的方法，我們吃越多動物，他們就飼養越多；他們飼養越多，就變得越不環保，我們的星球就更加岌岌可危。

所以問題不在於你能不能吃那種肉，或是佛陀有沒有禁止吃肉，甚至不是慈悲心的問題而已，而是對你自己不好。無論如何，我們必須避免吃那些無益又不需要的食物，才能拯救地球。大家已經知道肉食對我們無益，為何不乾脆戒掉肉食來拯救其他的一切？

每個人都知道飼養牲畜是造成地球污染的最大元凶，這點大家都知道，到處都有報導。聯合國報告是這麼說的；整個國際社會一起研究後，做出這個結論。他們卻還是避重就輕地說：「我們要改用生質燃料，要多種樹，要保護森林。」沒有人站起來說：「我們要吃全素！要吃素！」沒有人挺身出來說。我期待有某位領導人，無論是誰，只要挺身說：「好，我們首先要吃素，這是最快的方法，然後再進行其他方面。」

為什麼沒有人提出來呢？他們一味地避重就輕，只強調要改用生質燃料、乙醇燃料、省電燈泡、節約用水等等。你們每天消耗的水或許很多，但與畜牧業消耗的水量相比，並不算多。他們只是避重就輕地說：「洗澡要節約用水，刷牙時別一直開著水龍頭。」那不算什麼！這樣當然可以節省幾加侖的水，但他們卻用幾百加侖的水去養一頭牛，而這些水也僅夠幾天用來替牛沖洗、給牛喝、灌溉牛吃的牧草，只為了最後讓牛成為盤中飧。

人們不想談論這個主因，大家都企圖避而不談，從來不說要吃素。每個人都知道聯合國這份報告，卻沒人碰觸這個話題，沒人談論它。他們甚至連為了健康的理由--地球的健康、自己的健康、下一代的健康，而放下一塊肉也做不到！

所以無論發生什麼事，都是我們自己造成的，沒人能幫助我們。如果我們不想採行的話，連上帝也幫不上忙。上帝放我們在這裡做事情，如果我們沒善盡本分，祂能怎麼辦？等到因果教主來掌控我們的生命，我們才哭天喊地，像是發生謀殺案一樣。那時才乞求禱告說：「求上帝幫我這個、幫我那個。」我們現在還可以祈禱，但如果是在地獄，就很難祈禱了！因為根本沒時間祈禱，連想要祈禱的精神都沒有，太苦了！ 

http://www.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/ch/news/198/

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Go Veg to Save the Loving Atmosphere of the Planet

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
October 25, 2007
Three-day Retreat in Paris
France (Originally in English)
DVD #804

It’s a loving atmosphere that we have to create. It’s not only about the animals who suffer; it’s about our loving nature that we’re killing. And it’s not about eating the animals who you see suffer or you don’t see suffer. It’s also the green policy for the planet. The more animals we eat, the more they raise. The more they raise, the more non-green it becomes, and the more endangered our planet becomes.

So it’s not just about you, whether you can or cannot eat that kind of meat. It’s not about whether the Buddha forbids, or the compassion even. It is you yourself. We have to save the planet by cutting out the unnecessary food that is no good for us, anyway. Everyone knows already that meat is not good for us. Why not just cut it altogether, and save everything else?

Everyone knows that raising animals is the heaviest and the worst cause of our planet’s pollution. Everyone knows that. It’s everywhere. It’s from the UN report and everything; the whole international community came together and concluded that it is so. And still they beat around the bush, saying: “We’ll change to biofuel, we’ll plant some more trees, and we’ll protect this forest.” No one stands up and says, “Let’s go vegan; go vegetarian!” No one stands up and says that. I’m waiting for whoever that leader may be, to just stand up and say, “Look, we go veggie. That’s the quickest way first; everything else later.”

How come no one says anything about that? They just beat around the bush on everything: biofuel, ethanol gas, change the bulbs, less water. The water that you’re using every day may be a lot, but it’s not a lot compared to the water they use for animal raising. So, they just beat around the bush with things like: “Save the water in the bath; don’t run the water while you’re brushing your teeth.” That is nothing! Of course it saves a few gallons, but they put hundreds of gallons out there for one cow just for a few days to wash, to rinse, to let them drink, or to water the grass or whatever it is for them to graze upon, just so that they will end up on a plate anyway.

So the main cause, they don’t want to talk about. Everyone just runs around it and tries to avoid it. They don’t ever talk about going veggie. Everyone knows about the [UN] report, but no one touches it; no one talks about it. They can’t even put down one piece of meat for the sake of health -- the planet’s health, your own health and your children’s health.

So whatever happens, it’s our own doing. There’s no one there to help us. Not even God can do anything, if we don’t want to do it. God put us here to do things. If we don’t do our job, what is Hes going to do? Then the Lord of Karma will take over our lives, and then we will scream like murder; we’ll beg and pray: “Please God, help me do this; help me do that.” Now we still can pray, but if we are in hell, it’s very difficult to pray. You don’t have time to pray; you don’t have the mentality to even think of praying. There’s too much suffering!

Master’s Words    http://www.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/eng/news/198/