I wish I had a magic wand and could wave it around and “Hoop-la,” everyone would become vegetarian, and the planet is saved. But it’s not like that. They have to awaken themselves. They have to practice compassion. Then the compassion will beget compassion; love will beget love. If I force them to become vegetarian, it’s not the same. The thing is, they have to do it themselves so that their compassion, the love in their heart will beget the compassion from Heaven; it will beget the love of Heaven, and that’s how it works. Suppose I saved all the people on this planet right now; suppose I could do that. Would you like me to do it? (Audience: Yes!) You would, of course, fine. I would also! But the thing is, what will happen to our planet? Think about it. They will continue warring with each other. They will continue to massacre the animals en masse. They will continue to be living in not a noble way. What is the good of this planet to exist like that? It’s like hell! For the mass of animals and other people in the war conflict zones, it’s like hell. So, for people to be awakened to being compassionate and noble, that’s more important – and then the planet will be saved by itself. I know you are concerned. Me, too. But this is the only way; it’s the correct way. I love humans, but I love animals
as well. And I would love the humans to be more elevated, now and
hereafter. Because if they’re just thinking, “Oh, nothing’s
happening. Even though we continue to live our wicked ways, continuing
to kill and do things that are no good, we still live and happily.
So why not?” That’s no good for them; because life continues.
After their life finishes here, their life will continue elsewhere.
And if their merit is not good and they have bad karma, after they
die, they will get even worse retribution. I don’t want that
to happen to them also. So rescuing their physical life is not as
important as saving their souls.
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