cow protection as basis for VAD

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> There is another local cow here, called 'Malnad Giddi, that is very small,

> gives about 2 liters per day of sweat milk that has a butterfat content of 7

> or 8%!!!

 

I hope that is a misspelling of sweet. Sweat milk might not be the easiest to

market!

 

> The fat has a very fine grain that is like goat milk, in that it is

> very easy for babys and old people to digest. We are planning to find some

> of these for our goshalla someday also. Thanks for the encouragement. ys

> Abhirama

 

At NV the mistake was made of selecting the Holstein as the dominant breed. It

is the highest producing cow under ideal conditions with high energy feeds,

but

production drops off dramatically after the first year of lactation, the oxen

produced are minimally good for working, it does poorly on poor quality

feeds, and eats a lot when dry, none of which are good traits for a

homesteader type operation.

 

The whole focus was just today a lot of milk today, with "depend on Krsna" as

a plan for the future. This turned out to be nectar in the beginning, poison

in

the end. If you trace the way cows were treated and thought of at NV, and

overlay to Bhaktipada's career, there is a high degree of correlation. He

started seeing cows as possessions, as assets to exploit for their milk.

After

building up a large herd, when it finally dawned on him that cow in modern

society is not a profitable venture, he pulled the plug on the laxsmi he was

pouring into the program, sending it into free fall, not taking

responsibility

for the fact that the breeding had taken place at his behest. Shortly

thereafter he was in prison

 

 

Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto 8: Chapter Twenty-four, Text 5 :PURPORT

 

Without protection of cows, brahminical culture cannot be maintained;

and without brahminical culture, the aim of life cannot be fulfilled.

 

 

Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto 1: Chapter Nineteen, Text ; :PURPORT

 

Cow protection means feeding the brahminical culture, which leads towards

God consciousness, and thus perfection of human civilization is achieved.

n civilization is achieved.

 

Currently , the cow conference is working on a set of standards to be

submitted to the GBC as guidelines for ISKCON projects with cows. I firmly

believe that cow protection is the spiritual basis for VAD. If we can have a

society where cow protection is done thoughtfully with a view for the future,

VAD will follow naturally. Those who work with cows should do so

thoughtfully, and those who don't work directly with them can help by

creating

and funding Trusts for funding cow protection, or by preaching encourage

others to fund these Trusts.

 

SB 5.1.14

 

My dear boy, all of us are bound by the Vedic injunctions to the divisions of

varnasrama according to our qualities and work. These divisions are difficult

to avoid because they are scientifically arranged. We must therefore carry out

our duties of varnasrama-dharma, like bulls obliged to move according to the

direction of a driver pulling on ropes knotted to their noses.