understanding DISASTERSNowadaysthere are certain happenings, such as changes in the weather,famine and all kinds of diseases inflicted upon our world. Somepeople with little faith blame God again. Everywhere I lecture,people ask me, "If there is a God why do such and such disastershappen?" But these people should remember it's not God whodoes all these things. It is we who have made all these troubles.For example, a few nations always test the atom bomb and hydrogenbomb, which disturbs the structure of the atmosphere, shakingthe stability of the Earth. They think they can just shoot missilesinto the air and it will create no problems, or do it in the oceanand it will make no problems. These practices still make problems,because the universe is constructed with many kinds of materials,some with solid substances and some with invisible substance.So by disturbing the invisible substances, they also disturb thestability of the universe, and interfere with the natural evolutionof nature.
..... Warsand natural disaster are not always caused by geographical complications,but generated from the atmosphere of the world. When human beingstreat each other unjustly and with hostility, an irritating andvicious warlike ambience is generated, and from this many disastersand wars are created.
Of recent, more disasters have been happeningon earth. This is a reminder from God that we should go back toour original qualities of truth, virtue and beauty, instead ofbeing intoxicated in negativity. We humans have two kinds of power,one is positive, the other negative. The positive one gives usand others comfort and bliss. This is the quality we should alwaysmaintain and develop further. If we were to be stuck in the negativesphere, the world would become more and more chaotic.
..... Each year, many forests are destroyed just for raisinglivestock. To raise the animals and provide beef for our consumption,forests and jungles equivalent to the area of England is beingfelled each year. Raising cattle consumes a lot of water, forage,time, and land and the land cannot be used again. After the treesare felled and the earth is trampled by the animals, you haveto wait fifty years to plant things again. Also, with the treesgone, the exposed rich soils are washed away by the heavy rain.Erosion is out of control, and the land becomes barren and dry.There will be a chain reaction of one affecting the other, andthe destruction is not limited, but in many aspects. Pure watersources are used for animals to drink and take a bath, leavingonly the filthy water for us, and in insufficient quantity too.
We have abused technology anddamaged the protection layer of the Earth's atmosphere. This hasalso affected our planet, Earth is getting hotter. It is hot andthere is no rain, and no shading trees. Without rain, trees cannotgrow, without trees, there is less rain. Therefore, the climateis becoming hotter and changing unpredictably. All these end upaffecting our body, affecting our children, our business, ourmentality and other aspects, and eventually affecting the moralstate of our Earth. Without sufficient food, prices would soar,many people could not afford it. Business would be bad which wouldresult in bankruptcy. Broke people would go robbing, or becomehomeless, and do evil deeds. They would even harm themselves andtheir families.
You would be the first victimif there were nothing to eat. Very soon, the whole world wouldbe in hunger. The consequence has already affected the children,affected them morally. Therefore, the United Nations and manycountries are getting together, resolving to kill the children,the infants. Yes! To have abortion. As the number of people isincreasing, and food is insufficient, they want to kill peoplenow. To say it bluntly, they are killing people for food. However,this is really happening. They kill infants, they kill children.It is because they sense the danger; food is getting less andthe population is on the rise. They do not change their way ofliving - to be vegetarian, refrain from cutting trees any more,and to plant them instead; stop raising livestock, but plant cropsinstead. On the contrary, they are slaughtering children. Therefore,you can see that the influence is like an iron chain, continuouslyaffecting another and another. You can't say, "Eating meatis my business," it affects the whole world, affects thenext generation, and your innocent children. You can see thisis terrible, the damage is so enormous. Now, do you still askwhy Master wants you to be vegetarian?
We have to solve this problemfrom the root. We water the plants at the roots, not on the leaves.Yes, the more we eat meat, the more we have to produce meat. Raisinganimals requires vast land area and plenty of water for the grassto grow. The more trees we cut, the less water we get; and thenthe water is used for the animals and people are left without.Without water, we cannot plant crops, so we have less fresh produce.When the supply drops, they'll be more expensive. When the populationis soaring and food production is decreasing, wars are inevitable.There will be more violence like robbery and killing--just foreating, just for food. Finally, they think of murdering - murderingthe children to save their own skin.
Previously, nobody ever eventhought of abortion, but now they try to legalize and publicizeit. I feel that the United Nations and many other countries oughtto think in a more logical manner, and find a more effective andcorrect method, instead of just killing children. If the situationpersists, it is not enough no matter how many lives you kill.Many people have prophesied in the future there are some countriesthat need to eat human flesh to survive. They have reached thestage of eating the meat of dead people. However, there is a wayto change the future, but not if they continue in this way.
..... Sometimesdisaster is also good for us, good for humanity. Yes, like theylearn to work together, protect each other, love each other, andshare the hard times together. And people's hearts become moretender. And hatred dissolves between misunderstood neighbors andall that. And so people in disaster will begin to reflect theephemeral nature of life. And then they will begin to understandthat material security is not everything reliable that we need.Look at millions of homes, just six minutes finished, five minutes.
Therefore we try to minimize their pain, withour care, with our material comfort and spiritual support. Otherwise,what are we here for? What are we in this world for? If we alwaysblame God for everything and say it's their karma, it's theirbad retribution, then what are we here for?
..... God truly gave only comfort. If at thismoment Hes gives us some sorrow, it is to remind us of the ephemeralnature, to remind us that we have to get back into the safetyof the fortress, of the Kingdom of God. Anytime we forget Godagain, Hes will remind us. Hes will remind us in a gentle wayfirst, and then after, if we do not listen to this gentle advice,then Hes may push a little harder until Hes pushes very hard.So if we are not pushed so hard by God, then please don't waituntil Hes pushes us so hard; and if Hes already has pushed usso hard, then please quickly go back into the Kingdom of God,and enjoy all the comforts Hes offers inside.
..... Q. What's thepurpose of epidemic diseases such as malaria, AIDS, etc. Are humansinterfering with the natural process by trying to find cures forthese diseases?
M. You find some of this and other diseasewill breed itself out. Only when man realizes that he should surrenderto God, to the Almighty power which is within ourselves. Onlywhen man realizes that in him there is a great healing power ofall diseases and he should rely on that power alone, then allthe diseases will cease. All these are warnings, warnings to tellthat we should return to God.
