Nominations for the Global Excellence Award - Cow Protection.

January 27, 2004

How about Nanda Krishna Prabhu, our Vet here in Mayapur?

He goes to Mangal Artik, runs to the Goshala checks all the calves and cows

and bulls and admires medicines, bandages wounds etc., runs back to the

temple for class, goes home for breakfast, goes back to the goshala to

distill the cow urine for preparations of medicines, than he goes to his

government job across the river...again this is caring for the sick cows,

than he goes home takes his lunch, goes and takes a bath in the Ganges and

is back at the Goshala for checkups and after that he attends the evening

program at the temple. He also keeps records of the cows and is always

there when I need him to give advice about my cows. He is preaching to

devotees about cow urine therapy and general things about cows.

January 28, 2004

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Re: Nominations for the Global Excellence Award - Cow Protection.

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I get the feeling that many devotees think interpret that saying to mean that

we need only drink milk and cook with ghee.

Cow protection is much more potential than that (and I'm not talking about

dung). When people (esp. in the West) see simple life, they are immediately

attracted. Then, when they find that it is false propaganda and that there is

not

real cowprotection or self-sufficiency in ISKCON, they become unsettled (case

in point). Therefore the need for many examples of Srila Prabhupada's vision,

or temples using devotee oxen (vegetables and grains) and and devotee cows

(milk/ghee/etc). To find that it is all coming from the factory farms is very

disturbing for many devotees 0 eventually we become jaded and go on with life,

but it needs to be corrected soon if the movement is going to ever grow again

in

the West.

Perhaps it is good that the 'Hindu' movement in this movement sees

cowprotection as low-class work. It is the American youth that are looking for

a better

life in simple living - not others who come to America for a different kind of

"better life", they can have it.

We simply need to fucus on providing an these examples and tying it into the

preaching (not very difficult if we can just get the support).

Regarding the Nominations, I vote for everyone, including the cows and bulls.

Every cow-herd in ISKCON, anyone who is doing that service, getting dirty,

and struggling on each day with sadhana and and the whole business, without

glory or support, deserves recognition; they have my utmost respect and

support.

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In a message dated 1/27/2004 10:20:54 AM Central Standard Time,

npetroff (AT) bowdoin (DOT) edu writes:

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

>

>Without protection of cows, brahminical culture cananot be maintained; and

>without brahminical culture, the aim of life cannot be fulfilled.

>SB Canto 8 CH 24

>

>According to this quote it should have been at the top of the list. And

>because it was not reflects the lack of understanding of those in the

>subcommittee. They need to be educated to what Srila Prabhupada has written

>in his books in this regard.

>

To me this is the most important point.

ys

hkdd

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#010101 size=3D4>I get the feeling that many devotees thi=

nk interpret that saying to mean that we need only drink milk and cook with=20=

ghee.</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#010101 size=3D4>Cow protection is much more potential th=

an that (and I'm not talking about dung). When people (esp. in the West) see=

simple life, they are immediately attracted. Then, when they find that it i=

s false propaganda and that there is not real cowprotection or self-sufficie=

ncy in ISKCON, they become unsettled (case in point). Therefore the need for=

many examples of Srila Prabhupada's vision, or temples using devotee oxen (=

vegetables and grains) and and devotee cows (milk/ghee/etc). To find th=

at it is all coming from the factory farms is very disturbing for many devot=

ees 0 eventually we become jaded and go on with life, but it needs to be cor=

rected soon if the movement is going to ever grow again in the West.</FONT><=

/DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#010101 size=3D4>Perhaps it is good that the 'Hindu' move=

ment in this movement sees cowprotection as low-class work. It is the Americ=

an youth that are looking for a better life in simple living =

- not others who come to America for a different kind of "better l=

ife", they can have it. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#010101 size=3D4>We simply need to fucus on providin=

g an these examples and tying it into the preaching (not very difficult if w=

e can just get the support).</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#010101 size=3D4>Regarding the Nominations, I vote for ev=

eryone, including the cows and bulls. Every cow-herd in ISKCON, anyone who i=

s doing that service, getting dirty, and struggling on each day with sadhana=

and and the whole business, without glory or support, deserves recognition;=

they have my utmost respect and support.</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#010101 size=3D4>-----</=

FONT></DIV>

<DIV>In a message dated 1/27/2004 10:20:54 AM Central Standard Time, npetrof=

f (AT) bowdoin (DOT) edu writes:</DIV>

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2px solid"><FONT color=3D#010101 size=3D4></FONT><BR><FONT face=3DArial>ISCO=

WP (Balabhadra Dasa & Chaya Dasi - USA) wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>>Withou=

t protection of cows, brahminical culture cananot be maintained; and<BR>>=

without brahminical culture, the aim of life cannot be fulfilled.<BR>>SB=20=

Canto 8 CH 24<BR>><BR>>According to this quote it should have been at=20=

the top of the list. And<BR>>because it was not reflects the lack of unde=

rstanding of those in the<BR>>subcommittee. They need to be educated to w=

hat Srila Prabhupada has written<BR>>in his books in this regard.<BR>>=

<BR><BR>To me this is the most important point.<BR><BR>ys<BR>hkdd</FONT></BL=

OCKQUOTE></DIV>

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January 28, 2004

As with all the other categories, I'm sure that everyone is entitled to

nominate -- the more nominators the better. Also, you can nominate

someone who has already been nominated if you want.

I will add both Chaya & Balabhadra and Labangalatika to the list of

nominees presented so far, but I think we send our nominations to Chaka

or to Bhakti Svarupa Damodara Swami. I'll send mine to both.

I also like the idea of ISCOWP nominating devotees. That is very nice.

But they should be nominated themselves, which would not be appropriate

for them to do.

ys

hkdd

Ekabuddh (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

>So it is officially Iscowp nominating????? otherwise Iscowp should be a

>nominee.

>I do however like it that Iscowp is the NominatOR. eka

>

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>Cow-Owner (AT) pamho (DOT) net

>

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