Ministry of Cow Protection & Ag at NA-GBC meetings?

[Guest guest]

I just learned that North American GBC meetings will be held this

weekend in New Vrindavana.

 

I am curious to know whether the Ministry of Cow Protection and

Agriculture has been invited to make a presentation? Since Balabhadra

and Chaya Prabhus are so close by, it would seem like an ideal

opportunity to include them in at least part of the proceedings.

 

I realize that there are probably many important issues to discuss, such

as the pending gurukula lawsuit, funding for the Mayapur project, etc.

Nevertheless, I hope the cows will not be sidelined, simply because they

are not putting forth a lawsuit with their complaints.

 

Furthermore, since the GBC should be visiting their farms, meeting with

cowherds and preparing their reports for the July deadline, in seems

that this would be the ideal time to go over any questions they might

have on the forms they will be required to submit to the Ministry of Cow

Protection and Agriculture.

 

Certainly the schedule is tight, but even a thirty minute presentation

by the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture could well make the

difference between life and death for certain cows, bulls or calves on

Krsna's farms.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

[Guest guest]

I am afraid the NV management, which is currently scheming to turn

every meadow close to the temple into a subdivision, would probably be

lobbying to keep them out.

 

COM: Hare Krsna dasi (Brunswick, Maine - USA) wrote:

 

> [Text 2333240 from COM]

>

> I just learned that North American GBC meetings will be held this

> weekend in New Vrindavana.

>

> I am curious to know whether the Ministry of Cow Protection and

> Agriculture has been invited to make a presentation? Since Balabhadra

>

> and Chaya Prabhus are so close by, it would seem like an ideal

> opportunity to include them in at least part of the proceedings.

>

> I realize that there are probably many important issues to discuss,

> such

> as the pending gurukula lawsuit, funding for the Mayapur project, etc.

>

> Nevertheless, I hope the cows will not be sidelined, simply because

> they

> are not putting forth a lawsuit with their complaints.

>

> Furthermore, since the GBC should be visiting their farms, meeting

> with

> cowherds and preparing their reports for the July deadline, in seems

> that this would be the ideal time to go over any questions they might

> have on the forms they will be required to submit to the Ministry of

> Cow

> Protection and Agriculture.

>

> Certainly the schedule is tight, but even a thirty minute presentation

>

> by the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture could well make the

> difference between life and death for certain cows, bulls or calves on

>

> Krsna's farms.

>

> your servant,

>

> Hare Krsna dasi

[Guest guest]

>COM: Hare Krsna dasi (Brunswick, Maine - USA) wrote:

>

>> [Text 2333240 from COM]

>>

>> I just learned that North American GBC meetings will be held this

>> weekend in New Vrindavana.

>>

>> I am curious to know whether the Ministry of Cow Protection and

>> Agriculture has been invited to make a presentation? Since Balabhadra

>>

>> and Chaya Prabhus are so close by, it would seem like an ideal

>> opportunity to include them in at least part of the proceedings.

>>

>> I realize that there are probably many important issues to discuss,

>> such

>> as the pending gurukula lawsuit, funding for the Mayapur project, etc.

>>

>> Nevertheless, I hope the cows will not be sidelined, simply because

>> they

>> are not putting forth a lawsuit with their complaints.

>>

>> Furthermore, since the GBC should be visiting their farms, meeting

>> with

>> cowherds and preparing their reports for the July deadline, in seems

>> that this would be the ideal time to go over any questions they might

>> have on the forms they will be required to submit to the Ministry of

>> Cow

>> Protection and Agriculture.

>>

>> Certainly the schedule is tight, but even a thirty minute presentation

>>

>> by the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture could well make the

>> difference between life and death for certain cows, bulls or calves on

>>

>> Krsna's farms.

>>

>> your servant,

>>

>> Hare Krsna dasi

 

 

 

 

Madhava Gosh wrote:

>I am afraid the NV management, which is currently scheming to turn

>every meadow close to the temple into a subdivision, would probably be

>lobbying to keep them out.

>

>

Dear Prabhus,

 

PAMHO. AGTSP.

 

We are scheduled to make a presentation at the NV GBC meetings, which is the

last day of the meetings. There will be more than the local GBC there but

not all the Northern American GBC. We will provide a copy of the Standards

and GBC report form for any GBC temple president of a farm.

 

Gita Nagari:

As far as North America Farms and GBC, we feel we are in good contact with t

hem. Bhakti-tirtha Swami is co receivier of all Balabhadra's letters to Gita

Nagari cowherds. The Gita Nagari Cow department sends us their meeting

minutes. Balabhadra has worked with the younger devotees to bring about

managerial changes to effect positive changes in their agricultural

department. Bhakti-tirtha Swami was here a few weeks ago for lunch at which

time we informed him of our ministry's representative (Ekadasi das) in S.

Africa, his findings and recommended action. Bhakti-tirtha Swami gave him

support. We also presented him with a copy of the standards and GBC report

form to be filled out.

 

Murari, New Talavan

We are in touch with Bir Krishna das Goswami who is in charge of Murari Farm

and Talavan. He has cooperated to help Murari take care of their cows and we

will be seeing him personally this weekend, hopefully for prasadam at our

place, where we can talk further and present him with a copy of the

Standards and GBC report form. He has expressed his desire to assist us when

possible. Rohita das is at New Talavan, keeping an eye on things.

 

At New Vrndavana

Balabhadra is working hard at organizing a Trust for the major cow land, so

that it may not be used for any other development. This has been difficult

work as Madhava Gosh has indicated. He has the GBC backing and most of the

local management. Its not done yet. We had Radhanath Swami for lunch prsadam

and discussed the issue, as we did with Bhakti-tirtha Swami when he came for

lunch. Both are in agreement. We presented Radhanath Swami with a copy of

the Standards and GBC report form.

 

Balabhadra attends all cow department meetings and master plan meetings. The

trend is to push for development for housing and often Balabhadra is a lone

voice for the cows. The Trust is what he is working for as a way to preserve

the major land for the cows. Radhanath Swami has asked us to make a

compromise so that the opposing forces will not vote it down.

 

Alachua

Balabhadra will be meeting with Nanda dasi (temple president)to check how

the cows are there. We think there are a few only.

 

Potomac

They have one cow and we are in touch wth the cowherd. Annuttama Prabhu (GBC

of ISKCON Communications) is scheduled to come here for lunch on Saturday at

which time we will discuss.

 

Balabhadra feels that if it were an international conference we should be

there since we are not having contact as the above with many foreign Farms.

Once again, everyone should keep in mind this is a slow process of getting

the GBC and temple presidents to be aware of their responsibilities towards

the cows. Our Ministry is not funded, we have just recently gotten our own

farm which was not in working order and Balabhadra works a night job. We are

trying to work the Ministry's work into our lives and still maintain

ourselves.

 

Your servant,

Chayadevi

[Guest guest]

"COM: ISCOWP (Balabhadra Dasa & Chaya Dasi - USA)" wrote:

 

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>

> >COM: Hare Krsna dasi (Brunswick, Maine - USA) wrote:

> >

> >> [Text 2333240 from COM]

> >>

> >> I just learned that North American GBC meetings will be held this

> >> weekend in New Vrindavana.

> >>

> >> I am curious to know whether the Ministry of Cow Protection and

> >> Agriculture has been invited to make a presentation?

> >

> >

> Dear Prabhus,

>

> PAMHO. AGTSP.

>

> We are scheduled to make a presentation at the NV GBC meetings, which is the

> last day of the meetings. There will be more than the local GBC there but

> not all the Northern American GBC. We will provide a copy of the Standards

> and GBC report form for any GBC temple president of a farm....

>

 

> ...Balabhadra feels that if it were an international conference we should be

> there since we are not having contact as the above with many foreign Farms.

> Once again, everyone should keep in mind this is a slow process of getting

> the GBC and temple presidents to be aware of their responsibilities towards

> the cows. Our Ministry is not funded, we have just recently gotten our own

> farm which was not in working order and Balabhadra works a night job. We are

> trying to work the Ministry's work into our lives and still maintain

> ourselves.

>

> Your servant,

> Chayadevi

 

It sounds like you all are quite on top of the situation. I wish you had

actual

funding from ISKCON. We should push for that for next year.

 

Hope the presentation proves to be productive. And bless you both for all your

hard work maintaining the ministry.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

[Guest guest]

Hare Krsna dasi wrote:

>

>It sounds like you all are quite on top of the situation. I wish you had

>actual

>funding from ISKCON. We should push for that for next year.

>

Any ideas on how to push for this, how to make a presentation for this would

be greatly appreciated.