Saranagati

[Guest guest]

Dear Balabhadra Prabhu,

 

Please accept my obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

I'm glad you contacted Vipramukhya M. It was myself who told Hare Krsna dasi

he was coming to Vancouver. Hopefully his report will satisfy you that

Saranagati is doing the best possible and you can remove them from the

'History of Cow Abuse in ISKCON'

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Talking to a Saranagati member who was in town the other night I found out

that the beef cattle do extensive damage to Saranagati property and crops.

Bhava said that fencing does not even stop the bulls who can get through

almost any fence, unless electrified. He said the bulls ravaged Bala

Krsna's alfalfa field which much money and time had been spent on, for one

example. It will be interesting to see if the devotees still get a tax break

because of the beef cattle. Three years ago when I inquired, one of the

problems was that even though the devotees were doing agriculture (growing of

grains and vegetables) as well as having a milk cow, it did not count as

agriculture because it was being done for subsistence instead of profit. The

gov't tax office decided on how much agriculture was being done by the

monetary profit realized from it. These are some of the obstacles the

devotees confront. As Viprmukya M. said, the story is far more complicated

than has been presented so far.

Would you explain to me how paying the government $10,000.,( which the

devotees didn't have) and which the gov't would not necessarily use

auspiciously, have been a better situation. Srila Prabhupada accepted

donations from all kinds of sinners and used the profit in promoting

spiritual goals. What did you think of the analogy of the Baker, nazis and

prisoners from my Nov. 10th post? Hoping everything is good for yourself,

Chaya, Laxmi, Baladeva, and all of your cows, and begging for your blessings,

 

your servant, friend, and godsister,

Lola devi dasi