Guest guest Posted November 12, 1999 Report Share Posted November 12, 1999 > Dear Samba Prabhu > > "everyone of us should be ideal to the other so everyone can get the > impetus to make progress more and more" ....Srila Prabhupada (1965) > > Please accept my obeisances.All glories to Srla Prabhupada! > Did you read my posting of Nov 10 explaining how NO money was given, taken > or ever existed regarding taxes at Saranagati? Ooops, yes sorry I did see that text, but it was too late I had already posted my text. Actualy I regret posting that text now, who am I to judge or say anything about something I personaly know very little about. It seems odd that Saranagati has to be responsible to keep cows out, surely the owner has a responsibility to keep his cows in? But I merely wanted to second the suggestion that if there was money coming, why not use it to build the fence. Obviously... no money... no fence. I personaly am very inspired by many of the things I have heard about Saranagati, and Madana Mohan prabhu, is a good friend of mine. If you see him please pass on a hearty Haribol. Your servant Samba das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 1999 Report Share Posted November 12, 1999 The problem is this: The implication is being made here that if the Saranagati community does not recieve a $10,000 tax break for grazing cow to be sent to slaughter, then the community cannot exist. I find this implication very troubling. Does that mean that if the beef farmer's cows get infected with bruccelosis or mad cow disease and he decides to go out of the beef business entirely, that a Hare Krsna community has to close down. Wouldn't they find some other way of surviving? How does this look for their preaching: Our community survives because we receive an indirect subsidy from the cow slaughter industry. If this is the basis of the economic life of the community, I just have to say that it should not be acceptable for an official ISKCON community. I also believe that through the cooperative efforts of a spiritually qualified GBC and ISKCON's Minister of Cow Protection and Agriculture a more Krsna conscious means of livelihood than a cow-slaughter tax subsidy can be found to keep the community alive. Again, I emphasize: We have not heard from Saranagati's GBC. It may be that Saranagati is no longer being subsidized by the beef cow tax exemption. In that case, it still seems that they are tainted by their history of cow abuse (as are so many other ISKCON farms, such as Vrndavana, Mayapura, New Vrndvana, Murari Sevaka, etc.). In that case, at least there should be some public apology and atonement forthcoming. Otherwise the community will surely decline, due to the effects of bad karma. As Srila Prabhupada has stated, one cannot become spiritually advanced without practicing cow protection. It's very hard to point out this kind of fault when one personally knows the devotees. The devotees at Saranagati are some of the nicest people that I have met in ISKCON. But for their own spiritual welfare, they must recognize this truth: It will not be possible for them to make spiritual advancement as long as they continue to stand in the shadow of a legacy of cow abuse. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, COM: Samba (das) SDG (Mauritius) wrote: > [Text 2772772 from COM] > > > Dear Samba Prabhu > > > > "everyone of us should be ideal to the other so everyone can get the > > impetus to make progress more and more" ....Srila Prabhupada (1965) > > > > Please accept my obeisances.All glories to Srla Prabhupada! > > Did you read my posting of Nov 10 explaining how NO money was given, taken > > or ever existed regarding taxes at Saranagati? > > Ooops, yes sorry I did see that text, but it was too late I had already > posted my text. > > Actualy I regret posting that text now, who am I to judge or say anything > about something I personaly know very little about. > > It seems odd that Saranagati has to be responsible to keep cows out, surely > the owner has a responsibility to keep his cows in? But I merely wanted to > second the suggestion that if there was money coming, why not use it to > build the fence. Obviously... no money... no fence. > > I personaly am very inspired by many of the things I have heard about > Saranagati, and Madana Mohan prabhu, is a good friend of mine. If you see > him please pass on a hearty Haribol. > > Your servant > Samba das > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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