Guest guest Posted July 26, 1999 Report Share Posted July 26, 1999 > > Another objection, which has become somewhat of a cliche in ISKCON to avoid > the > responsibility to carry out his order, is the "time place and circumstance" > one. > That the instructions for farms that Srila Prabhupada gave, were for a > particular time > place and circumstance, and do not apply to the present. However let us make > particular note of the fact that Srila Prabhupada did not give these > instructions > SPECIFICALLY for one farm only, but they were repeated on every farm that he > visited, and even very often when he was nowhere near a farm! Or near a > farming > devotee! They were very clearly a part of his GENERAL instructions as even a > very > brief purusal of the conversations books will reveal, and therefore the > quote of "time, > place and circumstance" does not apply. The responsibility to carry them > out.is still > ours. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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