How You Can Save The World

Your karma makes your world go round.
Our karma makes our world go haywire too.

[i] We All Create Karma

Among the various natural laws of cause and effect, one of them is the law of karma, which is the universal law of moral cause and effect. Whatever we intentionally think, say or do plants the ‘seeds’ of karma, which reaps corresponding ‘fruits’ when conditions ripen. Like all laws of nature, karma functions whether we believe in it or not. While there is karma created by individuals, there is also karma created collectively. The common values and actions we share have collective effects on us as family, society or humanity. The state of our climate crisis makes this the most crucial time to make conscientious efforts to consume wisely through our choice of food, transport and use of limited resources.

Our positive karma creates harmony.
Our negative karma wrecks havoc.

[ii] Our Common Karma Now

The rate at which humans are breeding, exploiting and killing farm and wild animals, while depleting and polluting the Earth’s natural resources is unprecedented in history. The relentless mass-killing of sentient lives creates the most destructive form of negative karma. Mass-killing creates the karma for mass-suffering, which can manifest in many ways across many lifetimes – via climate change, natural disasters, pandemics, food shortages and even wars. On the individual level, it can manifest as ill health, disabilities and hardship. Both supply and demand for meat and other animal produce perpetuate such karma.

As we are interconnected, everything we do matters.
As we are interdependent, everyone’s effort matters.

[iii] Transforming Our Karma

As collective karma is created by individuals with similar actions, the path towards collective change arises from our united efforts as individuals. If you are not part of the solution, you are probably part of the problem. Let us no longer wait for others or blame them for our global climate crisis, and begin to take greater personal responsibility today. An effective way to do so is to reduce or end our demand for animal products. As we are interconnected, our individual actions have the ability to change the world. Together, we have the power to save humanity from destructive self-centredness.

Increasing meat demand is one of the easiest ways to harm the world.
Reducing meat demand is one of the easiest ways to better the world.

[iv] Reasons To Cut Meat

It is highly recommended to reduce or end meat consumption as:

[1] A balanced vegetarian or vegan diet leads to a healthier and longer life for one and all.
[2] Trapped and exploited animals lead short and fearful lives before painful slaughter.
[3] 1/3 of all grain breed farm animals while poor fellow human beings starve.
[4] Meat production creates 18% of all greenhouse gases* and wastes much resources.
(*This is more than that caused by all motor vehicles on the seas, land and in skies.)
[5] Violence and wars are karmically linked to hatred created from mass-killing of animals.
[6] All animals have been our family and friends at various points in previous lives.

To treasure our blessings, live with gratitude.
To create more blessings, live with kindness.

[v] Treasuring Our Good Karma

By making kinder and wiser choices in how we relate to fellow humans and animals, and by caring for the environment by mindful reduction, reuse and recycling of our material goods, we are not only cherishing our blessings, we are also creating more blessings of peace and harmony for the future. Karmically, we already have many blessings of nature, such as sufficiently nutritious plant food, clean air and water. May we live with gratitude and contentment instead of unrestrained greed, and do our best to be selfless good examples to make the world a better place. Please help to share these messages too.