Guest guest Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 Namah Shivaya Much as i may sound outlandish, nevertheless i consider the cow a holy animal- the cow , by nature is satwic and gentle. To me a cow and a calf , ( and the deer) are some of God's gentlest creatures. The cow also has been revered in Hindu tradition as Kamadhenu - . and as Go-Maata . It has been called a form of The Mother . Of course it gives milk , the bulls yoked to the plough helped in ploughing- even the cowdung was reputed to have good uses. But apart from a utilitarian argument, still the cow has been considered holy in India owing to its Satwic nature. Whether you find it funny or not - all creatures are divine- but even Amma( refer to Vol2 Awaken children) mentions that the cow is a holy animal . The cow's associations with Sri Krishna, its gentle naure, and above all the fact that almost every Mahatma has called it holy, including our Amma, is enough for me to consider it holy . Jai Ma bala --- Mike Brooker <patria1818 wrote: > http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/ark/ > > Coming up on The Ark > Wednesday 14 May 2003 > • Unholy Cow > The streets of India are crowded with cars and cows > because Hindus believe that the cow is sacred and must > not be killed for food. But leading historian D. N. > Jha shows in his book The Myth of the Holy Cow that > Brahmanical and Buddhist diets included beef. Why did > it change and why is Dr. Jha's life in danger for > telling the truth about this sacred cow? > > real audio: > http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/ark/audio/ark_14052003_2856.ram > > I don't have to mention that this Hindu revisionist > program aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corp., > not the U.S. network. You know that from my previous > posts, mate > > Keval > > The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search. > > ------------------------ Sponsor > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi > > > Your use of is subject to > > > The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Bala: > still the cow has been > considered holy in India owing to its Satwic nature. Indeed it is. Yet, I fail to understand why so many cows in India are uncared for, left to room the streets, are skin and bones or outright sick, left to eat garbage, etc. If cows are considered holy, I would have thought they would have be treated as such and cared for. Kandar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 absolutely ... the effects of poverty , years of oppression resulting in cultural , economic decline, ..... kali yuga! what else can be said! bala --- KandarW wrote: > Bala: > > > still the cow has been > > considered holy in India owing to its Satwic nature. > > Indeed it is. > > Yet, I fail to understand why so many cows in India are uncared > for, left to > room the streets, are skin and bones or outright sick, left to eat > garbage, > etc. > > If cows are considered holy, I would have thought they would have > be treated > as such and cared for. > > Kandar > > > > > The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2003 Report Share Posted May 17, 2003 For what it¹s worth, I once heard Maharishi Mahesh Yogi give a lecture in which he said that cows are holy because in its next life, every cow, without exception, is reborn not only as a human being but as a Brahmin (teacher). He said that if the cow is treated well and allowed to achieve its full development as a cow and live out it¹s natural life, then in its next life it is a fit teacher, able to understand and impart the highest knowledge. But if it is mistreated or it¹s life is cut short, then in its next life as a teacher, it can only grasp and impart superficial knowledge. Thus a society which kills and mistreats its cows, condemns itself to being taught by inferior teachers and thus living in ignorance. on 5/16/03 10:27 AM, balakrishnan Shankar at balakrishnan_sh wrote: > absolutely ... the effects of poverty , years of oppression resulting > in cultural , economic decline, ..... kali yuga! what else can be > said! > > bala > > > --- KandarW wrote: >> > Bala: >> > >>> > > still the cow has been >>> > > considered holy in India owing to its Satwic nature. >> > >> > Indeed it is. >> > >> > Yet, I fail to understand why so many cows in India are uncared >> > for, left to >> > room the streets, are skin and bones or outright sick, left to eat >> > garbage, >> > etc. >> > >> > If cows are considered holy, I would have thought they would have >> > be treated >> > as such and cared for. >> > >> > Kandar >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search. > > Sponsor > > function removeText(){ if(document.newsLetter.emailID.value=="enter e-mail"){ > document.newsLetter.emailID.value=""; } } function validateCheck(){ var > validEntry; var validEmail; for(x=0;x > > > > Privacy Policy > <http://rd./M=250875.3289512.4582674.3022177/D=egroupweb/S=1705075991 > :HM/A=1577896/R=1/*http://www.beliefnet.com/about/privacy.asp> > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi > > > Terms of Service > <> . -- Rick Archer SearchSummit 1108 South B Street Fairfield, IA 52556 Phone: 641-472-9336 Fax: 305-425-2820 http://searchsummit.com rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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