Across
the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar and Rajasthan, climate
change-related drought and a weak monsoon season has affected crops,
river flow and hydroelectricity supply, making it impossible to even
obtain ground water through the use of electric pumps.
Hoping
for government assistance, citizens have blockaded roads in peaceful
rallies. Unfortunately, satellite images from the US National
Aeronautics and Space Administration point to an even worse crisis
pending, as overuse of underground water supplies is causing those to
dwindle as well.
We send our prayers to the Indian residents suffering with limited electricity, water scarcity and growing food insecurity.
Let
us all return to our true nature through the humane and
water-conserving plant-based diet, which ensures adequate supply for
all.
Supreme Master Ching Hai has long reminded that the best
way to solve such situations is to approach them at the root, as she
discussed during an April 2009 videoconference in South Korea.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
All this is important because if humans are in shortage of food or of
water, then conflicts, of course, will break out. When our family
members are in danger of hunger or thirst, maybe we would do anything
to bring food to them.
So reluctantly, some virtuous or good
people might even go astray and cause conflict between neighbors and
then, on a larger scale, it will cause conflict between nations.
Scientists have documented that one serving of beef takes more than a thousand gallons of water to produce.
By contrast, the vegan diet uses about one-tenth of that amount.
So,
the best way to prepare for conflict is to take complete prevention.
The vegan diet will help us to achieve that goal, and almost
immediately.
Referencehttp://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-monsoon-rage13-2009aug13,0,3636835.storyhttp://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE57C1RN20090813