Amma on Pollution of Nature + Science on Cancer

[Guest guest]

0309."The wall of separation between humans and Nature is created

mainly by the selfish attitude of humans. They think that Nature has

been created only for them to use and exploit in order to fulfill

their selfish desires. This attitude creates a wall, a separation

and a distance. It is a frightening truth that modern man has lost

his broad-mindedness as a result of the tremendous growth of modern

science." - Ammachi, Man and Nature, p18

 

"…While it is true that due to increased production, poverty and

starvation have been reduced to a certain extent, man is not very

aware of the harmful effects caused by artificial fertilizers and

pesticides, which get into his body through the food that he eats.

But it is also a fact that such chemicals destroy the cells of the

body and make him an easy victim of disease." - Ammachi, Man and

Nature, p19

 

0311."The number of hospitals have also had to increase, as

scientists artificially force plants to yield fruit and seeds in

quantities which are far beyond their limits. Science has reached

unimaginable heights, but owing to his selfishness, man has lost the

clarity to see the truth of things and to act with discrimination." -

Ammachi, Man and Nature, p19

 

0312."It is the selfish thought of wanting more that prompts man to

use artificial fertilizers and pesticides. It is because of his

greed that he does not care to love the plants. A balloon can be

inflated only up to a limit. After that it will burst if you keep

blowing air into it. Likewise, a seed has a certain limit to the

yield it can give. Without taking this into account, if we keep on

trying to increase the production by the use of artificial means, it

will badly affect the strength and quality of the seed. It does harm

to those who eat it." - Ammachi, Man and Nature, p19

 

0313."In olden days only water and natural manure( mixed with green

vegetation ) were sufficient for cultivation. But today the

situation is different. Pesticides and fertilizers have become part

and parcel of farming. So much so, that the immune systems of plants

and seeds have become very weak, and have lost their power to fight

disease. Through natural methods we can strengthen their power to

resist disease." - Ammachi, Man and Nature, p19

 

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Perhaps it's due to the pollution of our environment, but there is by

now enough research studies that show a strong link between animal

proteins and cancer:

 

"Dr. T. Colin Campbell, arguably the foremost epidemiological

researcher alive today, argues that animal proteins are the prime

carcinogen in meat and dairy products. Says Dr. Campbell, `… No

chemical carcinogen is nearly so important in causing human cancer as

animal protein'."

 

http://www.peta.org/feat/meat/

http://www.peta.org/feat/meat/specificCancers.asp

 

"Animal source food is adaptive when there's not enough food, but in

a world with abundant and diverse plant foods, animal source food is

obsolete and only causes problems. ... cancer... the more vegetable

source protein consumption, the lower the incidence of breast

cancer ..." http://www.vegsource.com/harris/b_cancer.htm

 

What to do?

 

We try to get organic veggies and fruit if possible. More and more

supermarkets have some organic produce. And we stay away from all

animal proteins. We also limit to a very great extent our use of

processed foods( sugars, oils, flour, cereals, grains, etc ). Some

vegetarians may depend on grains( like soy ) for their vegetable

proteins. We depend mainly on a lot of green leafy vegetables and

some legumes, seeds and nuts for our vegetable proteins; and of

course, all the other vegetables and fruit all of which have some

proteins. We do use some soymilk with our tea.

 

Hope this helps someone.

 

Amma's Blessings,

amarnath