Guest guest Posted November 23, 1999 Report Share Posted November 23, 1999 COM: Bir Krishna das Goswami wrote: > [Text 2799382 from COM] > > COW PROTECTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR SPIRITUAL ADVANCEMENT > > ...We beg the forgiveness of Your Divine Grace and the assembled Vaisnavas for > > the death of these cows under our protection and any cow abuse within > ISKCON. We pray for your guidance to henceforth investigate cow abuse, > correct situations leading to cow abuse, and punish abusers properly and > according to your desire. > > ...For copies of Standards and Report forms please contact, iscowp (AT) ovnet (DOT) com .. > > Your servants, > > GBC EXEC Committee > Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture Dear Bir Krsna Maharaja, Gopal Krsna Maharaja, Madhusevita Prabhu, and Balabhadra Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Thank you all for your very moving letter to Srila Prabhupada. All honest devotees will be gratified by your example. Your determination to set things right is good new for us all. As you know, there is a lot to be done. I and many others will also look forward in the weeks to come to hearing about your proposals to end the development of cult mentality and the growth of break-away cults in ISKCON. Wherever the oppressive cult mentality supplants Srila Prabhupada's instructions of how to be a devotee of Krsna, the most helpless citizens of ISKCON suffer. And, first among the sufferers are the cows, who have no voice to defend themselves. However, your letter today gives great cause for hope: ******************* Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto 4: Chapter Twenty-one, Text 44 :PURPORT The Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped with the prayer namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca. Thus it is clear that the Supreme personality of Godhead respects and protects the brahmanas and brahminical culture, as well as the cows; in other words, wherever there are brahmanas and brahminical culture, there are cows and cow protection. In a society or civilization in which there are no brahmanas or brahminical culture, cows are treated as ordinary animals and slaughtered, at the sacrifice of human civilization. ******************* I hope that you will all forgive me for being so bold in pursuing some action in this matter. I especially apologize to Bir Krsna Maharaja; I realize that I have seemed very harsh with you. I hope you will find satisfaction and the appreciation of the devotees in your present course. I know that it is very difficult to begin yet another search for our hidden faults of the past. But, as you know, these faults are sapping the spiritual potency of Srila Prabhupada's movement. They may be hidden, but they are still crippling us. You may look forward with dread to what you may uncover at some of our long-neglected farm communities. But I believe that that when you and all the other GBCs go to them and help them get back on their feet, you will uncover at the same time a spiritual potency and new ideas that will help revitalize our society. As soon as you receive the grateful smiles of Krsna's cowherds and grateful licks of Krsna's cows and bulls and calves, you will simultaneously feel Srila Prabhupada's benediction shining down on you. Thank you again for your example of service to Srila Prabhupada. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 1999 Report Share Posted November 23, 1999 COM: Bir Krishna das Goswami wrote: > [Text 2799382 from COM] > > COW PROTECTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR SPIRITUAL ADVANCEMENT Dear Bir Krsna Swami, I certainly don't know you very well, but I do see your name showing up in the middle of difficult situations, usually with some well reasoned responses to complicated problems. The material world being what it is, I am sure I could find something to disagree with you about, but I haven't so far. I am weak in sadhana, and no one will ever mistake me as an advanced devotee. Even my children are more Pokemon conscious than Krsna conscious, but if you should ever come by New Vrindaban, you are a welcome guest in my home, and I would be honored to offer you a meal. (Dear Krsna, help this guy out, he is in the hot seat) Hare Krsna Gosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 1999 Report Share Posted December 2, 1999 Hare Krsna Maharaj. PAMHO AGTSP. Interesting and sad observation you have made in your travels. It comes back to the pressure of making the almighty dollar I guess. Here also we have tractors and it seems so much quicker to just jump on and away you go. Personally I think if a community is serious about utilising the bullocks, then no tractors should be allowed to "reside" on the farm. Y. S. Ananta Krsna Dasi. Email: ann (AT) akn (DOT) quik.co.nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 1999 Report Share Posted December 2, 1999 > > What are our bullocks doing? Or the more ominous question, "Where are the bullocks?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 1999 Report Share Posted December 3, 1999 > ANd I have some question: > What is the purposes of our using so many tractors in Mayapura? > What are our bullocks doing? Well that's a good question Maharaja. I often ask that myself and I intend to get into the issue in the next few months. Right now we are just getting back into action after the floods but a review of the gosalla and agricultural depts. is on the cards. Your humble servant, Hari-sauri dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 1999 Report Share Posted December 3, 1999 It appears that com is somehow or other unavailable on the server. It just happened the last couple of days. Is there something wrong with the com or is it just me. Sorry to be a bother, but I couldn't find any other message on my email related to com so I though perhaps someone might could help me just this once. Hari Bol Maharaja. PAMHO AGTSP YS Dvibhuja das COM: Kavicandra Swami (GBC Japan) <Kavicandra.Swami (AT) bbt (DOT) se> COM: Mukhya (dd) (SysOp) (Lund - S) <Mukhya (AT) bbt (DOT) se> Cc: COM: Cow (Protection and related issues) <Cow (AT) bbt (DOT) se>; COM: GBC Discussions <GBC.Discussions (AT) bbt (DOT) se>; Chakra <chakra (AT) pronto (DOT) bbt.se>; COM: Dadhibhaksa (das) HKS (Cakovec - HR) <Dadhibhaksa.HKS (AT) bbt (DOT) se> Wednesday, December 01, 1999 5:50 PM for immediate release >[Text 2824033 from COM] > >I just returned from one month of Vraj Mandala Parikrama. The most >difficult thing was that we so almost no cows. The milk places are full >of buffalos. During the month I saw one team of bullocks working the >fields. There are so many shiny new tractors, often dressed and garlanded. > Kali is working hard and has infiltrated Vraja, so what to speak of >ISKCON. > At least some devotees were inspired to push cow proctection more. > >ANd I have some question: >What is the purposes of our using so many tractors in Mayapura? >What are our bullocks doing? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 1999 Report Share Posted December 3, 1999 > > > Well that's a good question Maharaja. I often ask that myself and I > intend to get into the issue in the next few months. Right now we are just > getting back into action after the floods but a review of the gosalla and > agricultural depts. is on the cards. > > Your humble servant, > Hari-sauri dasa A jewel of a temple project would be best displayed in a setting of a traditional village culture. That may require some subsidization. Krsna was a cowherd boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 1999 Report Share Posted December 3, 1999 Martin wrote: > [Text 2827115 from COM] > > It appears that com is somehow or other unavailable on the server. It just > happened the last couple of days. Is there something wrong with the com or > is it just me. Sorry to be a bother, but I couldn't find any other message > on my email related to com so I though perhaps someone might could help me > just this once. > Hari Bol Maharaja. PAMHO AGTSP It is the mirror site that is having difficulty, not COM itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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