In today’s program, we will learn about the effects that Sea Level Rise (SLR) is having on our coastal communities, how it will affect the world in years to come, and what we can still do about it before it’s too late. A research paper entitled “World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency” was published in the January 2020 issue of BioScience. The Paper, written in collaboration with the American Institute of Biological Sciences, was ratified by 11,258 scientists from 153 countries. It identified six major solutions put forward as the last opportunity we have to reverse the climate change crisis. This includes: replacing fossil fuels with renewables, reducing climate pollutants such as methane and carbon, protecting and restoring our ecosystems – this means stopping land clearing, reducing meat consumption, moving away from an interest in improving GDP and loking at human health and well-being instead, and also slowing down and stabilizing human population growth. What this tells us, and what we can no longer ignore with over 11,000 scientists in agreement, is that the biggest cause of global warming is raising livestock animals. And therefore the single most important step this world needs to take is to stop eating animals and to adopt a plant-based lifestyle.

The lotus symbolizes the purity of heart and mind, and its flower represents long life, health, honor and good luck. Many chefs have been inspired to create countless delicious recipes using the different parts of the lotus plant. Today, we will bring you to Taiwan, also known as Formosa, to see how grandma makes a delicious lotus meal for her grandchildren, who have been vegan since birth. The large and non-toxic lotus leaves are natural food wrappers. The leaves of some lotus varieties are fragrant, which provide additional flavor to the food. “The first dish is the Lotus Leaf Rice Wrap.” Since ancient times, the lotus seeds have been cherished as a precious food. Even to this day, it is a highly sought-after source of nourishment. “The second dish I will made is Ginseng Lotus Seed Soup. The Ginseng Lotus Seed Soup has been simmering for 20 minutes. While my grandchildren are not yet home, I will make a dessert. This dessert is called Lotus Rhizome Starch Cake. It is made from lotus rhizome starch.” The lotus not only enriches our life with its beauty and purity, it also inspires artists all over the world to render it in their works, such as poetry, paintings, and photography.

So, if sex is also one of the 84,000 methods to practice, why didn't the Buddha ever mention it? He even told people, try not to follow the lustful temptation. Because He knew it is very dangerous. I've also written here. "It's a dangerous way because you could be entangled in its powerful pleasure and can't reach your goal, or even forget it altogether. In this physical world, sex is the most common, yet the most powerful force to reach enlightenment." It even can create human beings! Imagine how more powerful can any other power be! Create maybe not just one human, but many humans; create the whole world as you see it. Keep yourself busy if you are bothered by that powerful force of nature that was imparted within your being as one of the enlightening methods. Just be busy. Help others instead of thinking of yourself too much. If any desirous thoughts creep up in your mind, you cut, cut, cut. Think of something else, recite the Five (Holy) Names. Try as best as you can. Because this physical pleasure not only entangles you in a lower type of energy, but also expends your energy too much. Therefore, I mentioned all the Saints, they practice abstinence.

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Today, we continue with reading a selection from Chief Arvol Looking Horse’s book “White Buffalo Teachings.” He emphasizes more on the importance and urgency of a global healing, so that we can secure a brighter future for the generations yet to come. “Our Instructions from Wakan Tankan (the Great Spirit, the Great Mystery) tell us to promote global healing, to teach peace and harmony to the many Nations of Mother Earth and to begin both a Great Healing and a Great Forgiving. We must teach all Peoples that Mother Earth is not a resource, but the very Source of Life itself. Unless we do this, the powers of destruction will overwhelm us. So our generation has been put here to save all future generations. That’s why we hold this World Peace & Prayer Day each year since 1996 (June 21), because two years before that the White Buffalo Calf was born among us as a Sign both of Warning and of Deliverance. In a Prophecy, we were told we would be the key people to re-educate our relatives, teaching the medicines of balance and harmony that our Mother Earth needs to survive. That’s why I say that we are at a Crossroads, each of us and all of us – a Crossroads predicted in our Prophecies.” “White Buffalo Calf Woman’s spirit has announced her message of support in this time of great danger, and she continues to announce the message in the birth of each White Buffalo – each one of them a Sign, each one a fulfillment of ancient Prophecy as well as a new Prophecy for our times.”

Grizz Leon, also known as “Bounce” and “Nibiru,” is a multi-talented musician, rapper, vocalist, and producer from the United States. With the ability to effortlessly blend different genres of music, such as reggae, rock, hip-hop, and R&B (rhythm and blues), he has made many rhythmical and upbeat musical pieces, including “Seize the Moment,” “Nibiru Possibilities,” “Remix The Future,” and “Keep The World Turning,” all of which he often shares through social media. Although he has been visually impaired since the age of 16, Mr. Leon brings happiness, light, inspiration, and positive messages through his songs and lyrics. Supreme Master Television had the honor of interviewing Mr. Leon at the 2018 SoCal VegFest in Los Angeles. “Because I knew where I came from. I knew where I got started, and all those motivations, pushed me forward. When you are doing music that will heal people, you want it to heal people. Then a spiritual aspect comes out of it, doesn’t even matter what religion you are from.” Let's watch an amazing vocal performance by Mr. Leon at the SoCal VegFest in 2018.

According to the British Association of Art Therapists, art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art media as its primary mode of expression and communication. Art is not used as a diagnostic tool but as a medium to address emotional issues, which may be confusing and distressing. We are honored to feature and interview with Joan Stanford, a vegan board-certified art therapist, who will graciously introduce us to the practical uses and positive effects of art therapy. “The directive that I was taught in my training was to hold it in your hands as though it was your heart or you. Something, so you’re very gentle with it. Like you spent five minutes just holding clay in your hands and manipulating it in some fashion. How did that make you feel? And often, people cry because it’s a tactile medium, so it’s a very early stage in our development, pre-verbal and all of that, and it just opens up things.” “A dramatic example I remember was with a young boy that had night terrors. He had a really horrific thing happen in his life. And I asked him to, on this piece of paper, put something symbolic of the fear, so he put… and then I said, ‘Well, now fold that up, hide it.’ So, he folded it up… but over the next few weeks, he stopped having the night terrors.”

"Quan Yin Method, including the (inner Heavenly) Light and Sound, is the best for you — best for anyone because it is our Self Nature." Quan Yin and Quan Guang mean listening to your Self Nature inside in two forms: the inside Heavenly Light, which is your Buddha Nature or God Nature; and another condensed, more concentrated form of (inner Heavenly) Light is the (inner Heavenly) Sound, which is also your Original Nature or Buddha Nature or God Nature. Thus, we are one with the Buddhas in all directions. So, because we are one with the Buddhas, one with God, so we will be blessed. The more we know our Self, True Self, the more we'll be at peace with all beings and be loving to all beings. Of course! Because they also have the same Nature. "God made man in Hiers own image." The Bible said that. And the Buddha said that, "All beings have the same Buddha Nature." So that means Christianity, Buddhism, or any other good religion says the same thing, because the Masters, the founders of these religions knew the same things, realized the same things. But we should practice well, even if you've reached the Fifth Level already, please remember to keep the Five Precepts. Because the Five Precepts not only protect you, but protect other beings as well.

Ameliarose also told us about writing her first song at age 6, and how her compassion for the animals and the Earth is the driving force behind her music. She supports the vegan movement in many ways, including playing her music at vegan vestivals and being a representative for Vegan Teen.net. Ameliarose, do you also promote veganism as a way to save our planet？“Yean, Well, I think we only have one planet and we’ve been destroying it very, very badly. And I think that if there’s any way we can combat the effects of that we should try.” “I think it just felt really natural to be vegan. And so, it was really easy to just kinda keep it going. And obviously I’m passionate about the environment and the animals and stuff like that. So, that was definitely a motivation for me too.” That was fabulous! We also hope Ameliarose's message of - to be who you are and be proud of the challenges that you have overcome, will benefit you. Her compassionate example will inspire more people to adopt the compassionate vegan diet.

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Chief Arvol Looking Horse is the 19th generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle for the Great Sioux Nation. This, coupled with his sacred duty as spiritual leader for the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Nations, inspired him to work for a profound change in the world toward peace and increased recognition of the Indigenous peoples' beautiful way of life. Among his many harmonizing efforts are the establishment in 1996 of the annual World Peace and Prayer Day on June 21, and his important book "White Buffalo Teaching." Chief Arvol Looking Horse's book "White Buffalo Teaching" shares ancient Indigenous wisdom, prophecies and warnings about this crucial time on our planet, a time that requires our clear and unwavering choice for a positive world change. Let us now read an excerpt from the eye-opening insights by the honorable Chief Arvol Looking Horse. "OUR RELATIVES, THE ANIMAL NATIONS, REFLECT OUR OWN WELL-BEING. The buffalo, wolf, salmon, bear, caribou, eagle, whale, dolphin and many other sacred relatives in this fragile ecosystem are all in danger and are suffering. We, the Indigenous Nations, see what our brother Animal Nations are going through, since we are all connected, we are all One. WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM, HAPPENS TO US!" "EACH OF US IS PUT HERE IN THIS TIME AND THIS PLACE TO PERSONALLY DECIDE THE FUTURE OF HUMANKIND."

Jo-Anne McArthur, a Shining World Compassion Award Recipient, is a Canadian award-winning photojournalist, humane educator, animal rights activist, and author. “My name is Jo-Anne McArthur and I’m a photojournalist. I’m also the founder of the We Animals project, and that started over 15 years ago. It was me with a camera, going around the world, documenting our relationship with animals. But now, what it is, is We Animals Media. We are a small group of filmmakers, photographers, journalists telling the stories of animals worldwide.” “I thought it would be a really big deal to give up meat-eating. I thought it would be a big sacrifice, but what I learned is that it’s the opposite – it’s very freeing to live in line with my ideology, which is to not cause harm to anyone. And so eventually, when I became vegan, I felt quite freed. I think being vegan is a liberating way to live.” “What I find exciting about the camera is that it’s a tool for change. It shines light on all of these industries that are functioning behind walls, windowless walls. These are places that, for the most part around the world, we’re not allowed to see. Because if we were to see, people would not support that kind of cruelty.”

We whales are mysterious beings and one of the oldest aquatic mammals in our world. Although we live in the oceans, 50 million years ago, our ancestors lived on land. Today, we are living almost everywhere in the world’s oceans, from the North to the South Pole. We have a lot of human-like features - we breathe air, have a little hair, are warm-blooded, and feed our babies with milk. There are two main families: baleen and toothed whales. Baleen whales are generally huge, especially the great blue whale, considered the biggest animal in the world. The biggest of the toothed whale family are my cousins, the sperm whales. They are known for having the largest brain in the world. Beluga whales, the only white-colored whales, thus also known as white whales, live in the Arctic Ocean. They live and migrate in pods. Another talent they have is being able to swim backward. More and more studies prove that whales are essential to the marine ecosphere and help maintain our earth’s health. We are some of the most intelligent and compassionate inhabitants of the ocean. We help to mitigate climate change by boosting the production of phytoplankton that absorb 40% of the CO2 in the air and release 50% of the oxygen found in our atmosphere.

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“Jesus appeared outside a bus one day when I was grumbling about the heat of the Orient and the dirt and the dust on the bus. Flying along outside the window was my Jesus, and what He said is for all of us. He said, ‘No, no, not Crucifixion for you. A life more abundant I come to bring.’ He spoke of many things that were abundant. He means everything - your physical world abundant, your emotional world cleaned up, your mental world clear. Everything abundant. Not Crucifixion for us! He did that job and left. He said it very clearly that day. He said, ‘When I say abundant, I mean all planes.’ And so He does, if you know how to believe and call and trust.” “A Hindu girl says that no matter what a person does to her or who judges her or says mean things to her or how many mistakes she makes, there is One ever near, forgiving. ‘Forgiving, loving, compassionate,’ she says, ‘Jesus is always near.’ I just know that He forgives and He’s there to help, putting out His hand. He’s just so compassionate. I feel like He’s always watching over all of us to guide us and to help us and that with Jesus you can never go wrong because He’ll never forsake you.’”

As our world is facing imminent danger from the climate crisis, mainly caused by the livestock industry, and pandemic diseases from meat consumption, it's time for us to examine our behaviors, and encourage each other to turn from our destructive ways of living, and embrace a compassionate lifestyle. Our survival depends on this. Musicians around the world have been inspired to touch our hearts with this message. Today, we will present three of these compositions in multiple languages. The first song is entitled, "Under the Sky." Written by Yi Zi and Yu Zhuo-Er, and released after the breakout of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. The song asks hard questions, such as how heavy a burden can the Earth bear? How much loss can we suffer in a lifetime? It also reminds people that all life deserves respect, including that of the animals. The next song, "I Feel Alive," is a Hindi song, expressing the joy of being one with the Universe. "Unfolding myself Into this universe By being a part of it, I love listening to the Awesome stories that dwell within it. My heart is always happy happy Sometimes it jumps and sometimes dives. 24/7 all the time." Our last song is entitled, "Save Our Planet Now" by Sahi. "Save our Planet. Save it now. Save the forests on this Earth. Save them now. We need the forests on this Earth. Save the oceans on this Earth. Save them now. We need the oceans on this Earth."

In today’s program, we will introduce Fiorella Migliore, a Paraguayan model, beauty queen, actress, television presenter and vegan activist. Fiorella, or Fio, won the 2008 Miss Italia Paraguay and the 2012 Miss World Paraguay. Learning about the direct impact of our food choice on the environment and health first-hand, Fio felt obliged to raise awareness about it to her fellow Paraguayans, so she partnered with Kip Anderson to produce a documentary, From Paraguay With Love. Paraguay With Love focuses on the environmental and humanitarian crisis happening in Paraguay due to “The Green Revolution,” Which is the rapid expansion of soy agri-faming in the Gran Chaco Forest, the second largest forest in South America next to the Amazon. Fio hopes to educate the public on their food choices, which has caused the deforestation of Paraguay, and has forced more than 585,000 people to leave their land in the last ten years. Also, the health-hazards of pesticides have caused many serious diseases, and even deaths. We are hopeful that Fio’s message will be heard and that it will create a ripple effect on farming, as more farmers are switching from livestock raising to organic vegetable farming, not only in Paraguay but all around the world.

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Hilda Charlton was an extraordinary being. She taught classes for more than 23 years in New York City, giving practical lessons to thousands of seekers, about living a life of truth, courage and love. Hilda’s teachings stressed the importance of self-mastery, giving and forgiving, unconditional love, and remembrance of God. Hilda Charlton’s book “Saints Alive” is a collection of extraordinary classes she gave at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. She spoke with love, wisdom and humor of the Saints and holy people who were a living part of her life. The book also includes practical lessons on how to live a life of truth, courage, and love. We now share with you an excerpt from Chapter One - The Garden of Master Jesus from “Saints Alive.” “The Planetary Beings and all of those teachers I mentioned, all work in harmony for the One God. Only down here do we separate into little groups and call ourselves names and make separations. And if there’s any separation in any of your hearts tonight, put there by some stupidity, let’s wipe it out tonight and go away free souls that can look at the sky and know that we are free in the Infinite Absolute God Almighty, that we’re not bound by anything or anyone.”