Live in the Lap of Material Nature & Depend on Krsna

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In a message dated 1/1/04 2:10:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,

npetroff (AT) bowdoin (DOT) edu writes:

 

 

> Our business is not to take old cows."

 

It was not my understanding that the pregnant cow adopted was "old".

 

Another thought is, if a devotee is to take care of a cow as a family member,

I'm not sure how the dreaded "sentiment" can not be a factor. Adults can be

instructed, guided, requested, but do we really have total power to tell them

who they can, and can not adopt into their family? obeisances ekaBuddhi

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> It was not my understanding that the pregnant cow adopted was "old".

>

 

It was after they were thru milking her.

 

 

Adults can be

> instructed, guided, requested, but do we really have total power to tell

them

> who they can, and can not adopt into their family? obeisances ekaBuddhi

 

Certainly can't. It is their karma. But it is also the karma of a cow

protector to try to create situations where cows ARE protected, and when we

have seen teh same mentality consistently produced the same failure, then

there is a duty to save the innocent from making that same mistake.

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In a message dated 1/1/04 5:30:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gourdmad (AT) ovnet (DOT) com writes:

 

Eka here, I've just read this one....

>

> > It was not my understanding that the pregnant cow adopted was "old".

> >

>

> It was after they were thru milking her.

 

I love this logic, very much. So one should only adopt a cow that is dry or

that will never run out of milk?????

 

>

>

> Adults can be

> > instructed, guided, requested, but do we really have total power to tell

> them

> > who they can, and can not adopt into their family? obeisances ekaBuddhi

>

> Certainly can't. It is their karma. But it is also the karma of a cow

> protector to try to create situations where cows ARE protected, and when we

> have seen teh same mentality consistently produced the same failure, then

> there is a duty to save the innocent from making that same mistake.

>

> A good friend just told me not to forget to save myself. You are right,

> most definitely it is this conferences duty to save the innocent.... I'm

simply

> saying to do it in an encouraging way that will enable them to pay attention

> to what you are saying. What happens when we talk about people without

> really listening to what they are going through in life, what is in their

heart

> and intention, they will not wish to listen to us. obeisances ekaB