Foodgrade Silver & Gold & contaminated sugar

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Dear Nrsimha Kavaca Prabhu

PAMHO AGTSP

 

Yes, each country has its variations of meat contaminated food, and

particularly sugar.

 

But when meat contaminated sugar or food is being offered to ISKCON Deities

in any part of the world simply out of laziness or ignorance surely it is

the duty of the ISKCON Deity worship ministry to intervene and raise that

standard.

 

Offering meat contaminated food to Deities is not a small thing, but many

devotees trivialize it saying there are more important things to get on

with. This is a bad attitude.

 

It is all a question of 'level of interest'. Some dismiss this issue, saying

that we have been doing it - using white meat contaminated sugar - for

decades, so what is the harm if we continue? I could name some temples...

But just see the attitude toward the Deity. Offering meat contaminated sugar

to the Deity - when there are alternatives - and they don't think it is an

important thing!!

 

The level of interest set by H.H. Danavir Goswami is excellent. He took much

trouble and time for the pleasure of his Deities to research what was

contaminated and what was not and then acted accordingly to ensure that his

Deities did not get meat contaminated sugar or food. He is such a wonderful

Vaisnava, genuinely thinking of the pleasure of the Deity.

 

ISKCON is famous the world over for its high standard of Deity worship. But

if meat contaminated sugar is being used for mangal aratik sweets then what

kind of standard is that? Nowadays, no one can say there is no alternative

to using meat contaminated sugar, or any other contaminated food, it is

simply a question of high or low level of concern for the Deity both locally

and from the international ministry.

 

It would be interesting to know how many of the hundreds of ISKCON temples

worldwide are offering meat contaminated sugar and/or food to their

Deities!! Does this issue even concern the Deity Ministry?

 

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> Dear Ajamila prabhu,

>

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

>

> Thank you for your letter.

>

> > This point raised by Bhakti Vikasa Swami is very important for the well

> > being of the entire ISKCON Society and it would be re-assuring if those

> > responsible for the standard for Deity worship worldwide would act

> > accordingly.

>

> This is something that devotees will need to research locally as far as I

> am aware the food standards vary from country to country.

>

> You are quoting Tate & Lyle in the UK, but what about CSR in Australia? Or

> who are the major producers of sugar in the US, or South America. Not only

> are there different producers in each country there are also different

> laws governing the food industry in each country.

>

> I had a discussion with Kurma prabhu about the food codes with the idea of

> putting a list up on our website. He was of the opinion that it would be

> very difficult to compile a definitive list as there is much variation

> from place to place.

>

>

> Your servant,

> Nrsimha Kavaca dasa

>

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