It is only the rich and the ultra rich that are really responsible for the bulk of the carbon emissions. Also the emissions that are being contributed by the common man, they are being encouraged and motivated by the rich. You see, the rich are rich because they sell products to the common middle class. They are rich because they are getting money from you and me as consumers and customers. And how are we turned into customers? By diluting and corrupting our basic philosophy of life. We are told unless you consume your life is not rich.
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Questioner: So our next topic, sir, would be something that you and I both are very passionate about. It's climate change. It's something that even the common man is aware of today, because we are seeing temperatures rising to levels we haven't seen before. 2024 was the hottest year on record. The sea levels are rising. Temperatures are going through the roof. Glaciers are melting. Heat waves as well as wildfires are claiming lives more and more.
As far as heat waves are concerning, they are becoming more frequent, more intense, for longer periods of time. And that is the prediction that comes out practically every single year, that it seems to be breaking the previous year's record. What according to you drives you so closely, you know, you're so passionate about climate change? We don't hear many spiritual leaders talk about climate change.
Acharya Prashant: See, spirituality is about freedom from suffering, human welfare, and the biggest threat to the welfare of not just our species but all species on the planet is climate change. It's an imminent threat. It's right hanging over our heads. So one has to talk about it. One cannot be spiritual and not talk of climate change today. If one doesn't talk of climate change, one is neither spiritual nor material. He's just foolish, just ignorant, you know, because even your material interests are going to be severely compromised. The climate crisis, it's the Anthropocene, it's the sixth mass extinction we are entering. The only difference is that this time it is totally man-made.
