Oxen plowing

[Guest guest]

> I remember in mayapur this year the goshalla manager informed me that they

> were breeding 60 cows per year and as you know this means over 20 years

> there will probably be about 600 male oxen of which about 400 will be

> workeable.

 

The situation in Mayapur is as far from varnasrama as you can get. The land

is farmed not by families (maybe a few) but by paid employees. As anyone

knows paid employees are not necessarily very productive, nor motivated to

do whats right. They just want to get paid.

 

If we are really to take care of the oxen in Mayapur what we need there or

anywhere else is people who understand that to become Krsna Conscious as a

grihasta, one has to get serious about simple living, and take

responsibility for some oxen, and utilise them as Prabhupada describes. Of

course the manangement has to recognise that also and give facility.

 

Otherwise we have to have heavy subsidy, and hope we can find someone who

really wants to take care of a lot of cows. If the cows are not happy, what

happens to brahminical culture?

 

It really appears that we need some heavy preaching in this area if

brahminical culture is to be maintained, otherwise the dham will continue to

be plagued with periodical scandals, etc. I mean does that make sense or

not?

 

This is a really negative text huh! But really does it not boil down to

pleasing Krsna by making sure his cows and bulls are truly happy,sentimental

as that may sound?

 

As dumb and defenceless as they are, Krsna is just as much in their hearts

as he is in the hearts of those that are neglecting the responsibility of

making them happy. He will act accordingly. It boils down to that

unquantifiable and largely unacknowledged fact.

 

Anyway I can talk!

 

Hypocriticaly.

 

Your servant

Samba das