milk

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Yes we all drink milk. Srila Prabhupada drank milk. He drank the same milk

we did.The cows that give milk at these big dairies are very well taken care

of.

 

Srila Prabhupada did not agree with this when he wrote: (SB):

"By nature's arrangement the calf is not only beautiful to look at, she

gives pleasure to the cow, but in the Kali-yuga, the calf is separated from

the cow as early as possible, for reasons which may not be mentioned in

these pages of SB, the cow stands with tears in her eyes, the sudra milk man

draws milk from her artificially...THESE GREATLY SINFUL ACTIVITIES ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE SUFFERING IN HUMAN SOCIETY"

Srila Prabhupada drank milk, while introducing it to the meat eaters, by

preparing tasty preparations with it. Thus so many got to taste sanctified

prasadam...Would we have followed if he recommended the austere vegan diet?

This was in the beginning. Then in due course, because without cow

protection, brahminical culture is impossible, he introduced us to the

concept and lifestyle of protecting cows, and utilizing THEIR products to

produce the same tasty items. He wanted these tasty items from our protected

cows to be sold at the restaurants, and used in the city temples.

The big temples in the cities can't raise cows.

Yes, so he gave the program described above.

Now if there is no difference between milk and milk products from karmi

farms and those from protected cows, then why did he bother with this

massive and expensive endeavour, to produce the same, tasty products? Please

answer. . .. Why did he devote purports and conversations to explaining that

for society to advance in any sphere, there must be cow protection? Or the

dire consequences of not doing so? Why did he aspire to drink the milk of

our own cows?

So question is, why are so many of our farms not producing milk, thus

denying us the opportunity of this more desirable type of dairy product?

 

;The protection of cows maintains the most miraculous form of food, i.

e.,milk for maintaining the finer tissues of the brain for understanding

higher aims of life.

 

So, who is arguing? No one is arguing the value of milk from protected cows.

We would just like the opportunity have it. What went wrong? We have

ignored Srila Prabhupada's directions to live simply, and basing our

lifestyles on cash-flow have bred the cows for this purpose, instead of for

self-sufficiency. So we have overbred, and the land available was soon

insufficient, breeding came to a halt along with the milk-flow and that is

the ISKCONstory pretty much accross the globe.

 

So what are you saying? That we are guilty of abusing cows by drinking milk

from the store?

 

You are implicated in the reaction of abuse. As shown in the above purport,

the way modern dairying is done, it is greatly sinful, and the reaction is

shared by those who support it. Same with anything. We are implicated in

that we have not followed Srila Prabhupada's program of making milk products

from protected cows easily available to all. Thus, by not surrendering, we

are implicated in reaction. (sarva-dharman...)

 

The glories of drinking cow's milk are everywhere in Srila Prabhupada's

books.

And the dire consequences of slaughtering the mother who gives it!

No other activity is more sinful. Therefore, if we want to be free from

reaction and still get the benefit of drinking milk, we have to live simply

and do it. At least some of us.

"The cow should be protected, milk should be drawn from the cows, and this

milk should be prepared in various ways. One should take ample milk, and

thus one can prolong one's life, develop his brain, execute devotional

service, and ultimately attain the favor of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead. As it is essential to get food grains and water by digging the

earth, it is also essential to give protection to the cows and take

nectarean milk from their milk bags. "

Thankyou for these beautiful quotes. In all cases Prabhupada is specifying

milk from protected cows. Elsewhere he condemns modern dairying. In the face

of not supporting this grossest of sins, if there is no milk production from

protected cows, these CONDITIONAL vegans, only taking milk from protected

cows, are only trying to please Srila Prabhupada and Gopal, who both love

them dearly,

ys, niscala.

Meanwhile having failed to penetrate the thinking of the leaders of our

farms, we are pooling together our resources, different interested families

inclined to simple living, to purchase land to show simple living combined

with cow protection. Land is not cheap, and its a few years away, but we're

slowly getting there.

There has to be fine brain tissues in order to say, 'Let us sit down and

talk about this together. '

I agree with that! Let's do it here, and please, If you disagree with

anything I have said, you can contact me on or off the cow com., I am more

than happy to respond.

 

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