Organic Farming and the centrality of the cow

[Guest guest]

Jai Sri Ram.

Dear members,

These days you hear a lot about organic farming. It can be defined as the entire

process of agriculture in a given area done exclusively with natural manure and

natural pesticides. (and on the other hand completely eliminating syntheric

fertilizers and pesticides).

 

India was a world leader (and we still are) in the area of organic farming. Our

forefathers knew how to take record harvests using bio manure using cow dung .

The pesticide they used was pancha kavya- which is a mix of cow's milk , cow's

ghee, curd, cow dung, and cow's urine.

 

Coming to think of it , the cow was the centre point of agriculture. No wonder ,

it was a respected animal in India. The entire economy of rural India depended

on cattle and farming. Without a cow, no family was complete. A man's wealth was

measured by the number of cows he had.

 

In addition to manure, the cow's milk was a much sought after food. Butter milk

was (is) a famous health drink and even a poorest man prepares it and takes

regularly.

 

The cow is the most docile of all animals known to man. It is man's friend,

wealth and spiritual companion. All great yogis, after having reached a stage

when they could reflect on their past lives, found to their astonishment that ,

a recent birth of them was in the form of a cow !

 

But, how do we treat them? Old cows , after the milch period is over, are sold

to moslems who take them in open trucks for days without food and water ! All

the cattle farmers in India are Hindus and all the butchers are muslims. Will

our mother nature forgive us ? How can any Hindu go to a Krishna temple when his

pet animal is butchered in his own land ?

 

How can a person go to Shiva temple, when the bull , his vehicle, is killed

mercilessly after all its strength is sapped out in farming and cart pulling ?

 

Will our Gods ever forgive us ? Think ! This is the only country that knew to

thank the animals. But here , right in our midst, all these chaos are happening.

 

Self respecting Hindus, awake ! Stop this killing. Even if it is at the cost of

some of your savings, buy an old cow, save it, and protect it. If you are a city

dweller, allocate some money each month , to give it to some goshalas, who are

struggling to make the ends meet . There are many good goshalas. In my next post

I will give the address of some. Meanwhile members can post on this and add

whatever you want to.

 

Jai Bharat

Venkat

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear devotees, May God bless us all with His kindness,

Mother cow deserves worship. Worship means keeping in deep esteem. Cow`s milk

is almost like mother`s milk in composition. Cow dung yields gobar gas or a cake

to be used as a fuel.Bull draws carts heavily loaded with agricultural

merchandice. Bulls plough fields for cultivation.

Lord Krishna is variously called Gopala,Govardhana, as He protected the cows .

His brother Balaram lead the agriculturists and symbolically has the plough as

his main 'weapon " .

Hinduism taught animal protection and habitat in unconventional but impressive

way. See the following vehicles of Gods and Goddesses

Yama- buffalo , Shiva- bull ,, Vishnu--eagle , Lakshmi--owl, Parvathi--Tiger,

Saraswati--swan,, Peacock--Subrahmanyaswamy , Vighnesa--mouse , Indra

--elephant,, Because Indra is not worshipped Elepant head of Vighnesa is

worshipped, Sun -- horse etc

Hinduism preaches science to those who do not go to school.

Dear Bhaktas , I honestly feel the word VAANARAA in Ramayan refers to

Vana (forest) +Nara(human) = men living in jungle along with or in close

proximity of monkeys.

Please five your valuable feedback.

ijswamy

 

 

Venkat <apexpreci2000 wrote:

Jai Sri Ram.

Dear members,

These days you hear a lot about organic farming. It can be defined as

[Guest guest]

> Hinduism taught animal protection and habitat in unconventional

 

Yes Swamiji I agree. But it wasnt just about environment protection-

it was about accepting we are part of a Whole, & that have to respect

other parts of this Whole- including plants, trees, animals.

 

Modern science says Nature is our slave, & we can exploit her all she

wants. Ancient Indians said we are all children of Nature, & we have

to treat other children with love & respect. We have no special right

to kill, torture or exploit other species.

 

A different viewpoint, but one that becomes increasingly more important.

 

love

Shantnu

[Guest guest]

RAM RAM

 

i have noticed the effect of the Cow ghee . it is purest of all and

makes a high impact , if we use Cow Ghee .

 

HARE KRISHNA ,HARE KRISHNA ,KRISHNA KRISHNA ,HARE HARE,HARE RAMA ,HARE

RAMA ,RAMA RAMA ,HARE HARE

[Guest guest]

, " jitendra kumar " <jtin_ja wrote:

 

> i have noticed the effect of the Cow ghee . it is purest of all and

> makes a high impact , if we use Cow Ghee .

>

 

 

Thanks jitinder for yr comments on Divine life.

 

about cow yes i have heard that cow's milk and milk products have

less cholestrol and other harmful elements....perhaps dr jiragavarapu

will throw further light on this.

 

also the psyche of animal has effects on its milk etc. Cow is an

intelligent and loving animals. I have seen if a child is sitting in

the way, cow will, even if running,will avoid hitting the child,

whereas the buffalow will not. cows calf are much more smarter than

calfs of buffalo.

 

If our rishis called cow a divine gift from god... they were not wrong

 

Aum

[Guest guest]

Cow`s milk contains less protein ,less fat and less minerals than buffalo`s

milk. Buffalo milk is encouraged only for commercial reasons.

Cow - eats grass,bran and rice water thrown by households. Rice bran

contans oil which is less harmful as clearly established by latest

research.Cow`s milk has less protein as cow herself is a strict vegetarian.

Cow`s milk also contains less minerals. This makes cow`s milk more dilute,so

more easily digestible even by new born premature and low weight babies.

Cow`s milk has slightly less lactose than mothers milk but is sweet. Mother`s

milk is ideal for child but cow`s milk is the next best.

Immediately after a woman delivers ,the first milk produced for upto five days

is called colostrum. Colostrum contains special proteins which fight against

bacteria and virus. So a CHILD SHOULD BE FED THIS COLOSTRUM MILK. However this

special immunoglobulin is available only for five days.

After five days cow`s colostrum should befed to human babies for

rapidgrowth more so if the infants are premature or under weight.

Cow`s colostrum is sometimes used by humans as a dietary supplement. It has

been attributed with curative powers and used as an ingredient in food dishes

for the ill or invalid. Purified cow`s colostrum extract is also sometimes used

in protein supplements used by athletes and bodybuilders.

 

 

Aum <beirut_ka_baba wrote:

, " jitendra kumar " Thanks jitinder for

yr comments on Divine life.