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Do a good karma - Begin with organic food

A spiritual discourse on non-violence (Ahiṃsā) and ecological living.

"To protect nature is the greatest act of non-violence; this is profoundly significant."

"The highest religion, the highest principle, is non-violence. Protect every creature. Love them. Feed them. Do not kill them. And do not eat them."

The speaker advocates for ahiṃsā through practical environmental action, urging a return to organic farming and a rejection of plastic, especially for water bottles. He shares an anecdote about a man who became wealthy by selling macrobiotic food as an example of good karma. The talk frames consumer choices for organic food and glass bottles as acts of mutual support for personal and planetary health.

Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Summer seminar

To protect nature is the greatest act of non-violence; this is profoundly significant. Conversely, to destroy nature through the use of pesticides, artificial fertilizers, and chemicals is the greatest violence against humanity and the entire planet. Therefore, good karma is to advise your friends and farmers to begin ecological, organic cultivation. We have certain farms in the Czech Republic, and there are companies providing organic food. I would suggest you choose that. If you desire to become rich, begin with organic food. In the last century, there was a very popular macrobiotic diet that began mid-century. I was living in Graz, and there was a yoga student there. He did not have much money, but he began privately selling macrobiotic food. He would travel by train to Switzerland to buy it and then sell it. Eventually, he opened his own shop. You would not imagine it, but within six years he became a millionaire. Do you want to become a millionaire? Yes? Then perform good karma. Embrace natural things. Return to nature. We support each other in this: we do not merely support you, we support our health; and you do not merely support yourself, you support us. Both hands are cleansed. You gain money, good karma, and good health. We gain good health and enjoy the good taste of the food. And we get rid of money. That is all. So begin. In Slovakia, there is also a company, a farm, producing this kind of food. Begin. Start asking for mineral water only in glass bottles, not in plastic. Begin. That water has more taste and more originality. Water in plastic bottles is subjected to varying temperatures, and many elements leach from the plastic into it. I always drink water only from a glass bottle. I do not drink water from plastic bottles, thank you. I do not want to drink water from plastic bottles. Write this message wherever you can—this is not vandalism. At bus stops, stations, in schools, at friends' shops, when the bus is very late, write: "I don't drink water from plastic." This is a form of mailing. Do you know the different taste between water from plastic and from a glass bottle? Write it on the back of your car. When traffic is jammed and people are bored, they read what is written there. They read it again. Later, when they go to buy water, what they read will come to mind. They will ask, "Do you have mineral water in a glass bottle?" If the answer is no, they might say, "Please, can you order it? I would like to order." This is for your health, for the health of your children, and for the health of our mother planet. That is Ahiṃsā. That is the subject of Ahiṃsā. Ahiṃsā Paramo Dharma. The highest religion, the highest principle, is non-violence. Protect every creature. Love them. Feed them. Do not kill them. And do not eat them. That is it. Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Summer seminar

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