Did you know that the Sun will burn itself out? Perhaps I learned this information in school, but promptly forgot it… So recently, when I read this article (“When will the sun explode?”), it blew my mind!
Our nearest and dearest star, the Sun, is middle-aged, meaning that it came into existence a little less than 5 billion years ago, and it will burn out in 5 billion more years… But, in 1 to 1.5 billion years from now, the increase in its brightness will vaporize the oceans of our sacred Earth! (The article is short, and it explains the fascinating science: “When will the sun explode?”)
So, the human species has, at the most, 1.5 billion more years to live on Earth… but with the climate change crisis, maybe the human species only has about one hundred years remaining on the planet…
Even if our time left is short, we still have moral obligations to try to reduce suffering, wherever and whenever we can. The late Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh (whose funeral will be live-streamed from Vietnam later today at this link: Funeral procession and cremation ceremonies), said “to help others, be a happy person.” So by cultivating our own happiness, we help reduce the suffering of others… And, by going vegan, we reduce so much suffering. Veganism helps the innocent farmed animals, the environment, and also the health of the humans.
Shakahara means vegetarianism based on ahimsa, the doctrine of doing no harm. To me, Shakahara means eating a *vegan* diet in which one does not consume any animal products at all, because dairy and eggs also cause much harm. (Shaka means vegetable and Ahara means to consume or to eat.)
StarFire, as I define it, is the source of energy for the Sun and for all of life. It is generated in the core of the Sun, and then radiates out to give energy to all the stars and to all the beings in all the realms.
So, I invite everyone to join me in dwelling in the Shakahara StarFire Temple of Happiness… that happiness that you get from eating plants, not animals — from eating peace, not murder.
Tomorrow is my birthday, which means I will have completed 52 times around our beautiful Sun star!! 🌞 If you are not yet vegan, as a gift to me, please try eating a healthy vegan diet for 3 months. Please let me know if you have questions or need support during that time. (You can contact me via my Facebook Page: Vegan For the Animals, a Blog by Teja Ray.)
The Sun is going to explode, so let’s all go vegan and be happy!
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image Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
