Guest guest Posted February 28, 2000 Report Share Posted February 28, 2000 suggestion: if you read an e-mail text and find the text offensive, go to the next one. similarly, if someone says something offensive to you, leave or walk away. when i see 7 texts on the cow protection conference, i get excited because i think the devotees are sharing their enthusiasm for protecting cows. it's disheartening to see that the texts are merely the conference police cracking down on an offender. after sifting through it all, the word "jaya" does not come to mind. "why?" is more like it. -- having said that, i want to share a definition of love which i expressed prior to reading Shrila Prabhupada's books: "love is to listen to." consciousness is the only possession of the soul, and when we focus that consciousness on someone, we are giving them all we have--that is love. the first process of bhakti is hearing. Janeshwara Prabhu is sharing his realizations with us, and who has the pride to deny his contributions and chastise him? i thank him for sharing his realizations with us and encourage him to share more. having said that, i felt his initial text might have been better suited for the varnashram conference, which i do not to. i remember years ago when i was a r to that conference that Janeshwar regularly contributed articles in the same tone. since Janeshwar won't change, hopefully the society will and varnashram will be implemented. then maybe we'll get to see another side of Janeshwar, the one who cares deeply about women, cows, and children. i know in that sense that we're all on the same side, but expressing it in different ways. Dwibhuja's worried that Janeshwar will make an offense and ruin his and our spiritual lives. Janeshwar's worried that the GBC are making offenses to the children, cows, women, and men of ISKCON, and their lives will be ruined. Pancha Tattva wants to express his heartfelt appreciation for the wonderful gift of Krishna Consciousness that ISKCON (not "in spite of," but "because of" the leaders) has bestowed upon him. okay, we understand. Now let's talk about cows. a cow is of the bovine ilk from one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2000 Report Share Posted February 28, 2000 > > > a cow is of the bovine ilk well brushed she seems as smooth as silk if her protection we don't bilk we get some comfort from her milk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.