Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 namo narayana Respected All, The grandest festival of the year for most of the Hindus is Diwali, while the "western world" celebrates its "Diwali" as Christmas/Thanksgiving/ New year's day. There is a marked difference in celebration of these festivals, while we "Hindus" who are taught "ahimsa prathamam dharma" or non-violence is the first dharma, we shun meat on our holy days whereas Christmas, New Year, Eid etc. cause immnese sufferings for chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs etc. To line the family table with the customary "stuffed roast bird" on Thanksgiving and Christmas, countless chickens, turkeys and other fowls are slaughtered. May be it is festival time for the humans but what does it mean for the poor innocent animals-onlydeath, suffering and slaughter! We as Hindus may comfort ourselves and sit on a moral "high ground" by thinking that we celebrate our festivals in a non-violent manner. But is this the case? The demand for milk products explodes at Diwali. We stuff ourselves with the best mithais, sweets, payasams etc, in fact, the overload of sweets is so much that we have forcibly give some of the sweets to the servants, beggars etc. For splurging on milk sweets on Diwali, multitudes of cows lay suffering chained for ever in dark, cold filthy cow sheds, only to meet their horrendous deaths if they stop producing milk or if they fall sick. To meet this excess demand of milk for our celebration they have to be pumped with antibiotics, hormones which cause more sickness and diseases for them. To know more about the cruelty of factory produced milk is obtained, please visit http://action.petaindia.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=111 & ea.campaign.id=2856 http://www.vegansociety.com/animals/exploitation/cows/dairy_cow.php http://milkmyths.org.uk/intro.php While we splurge on these sweets to the extant that we need to specially eat digestive aids like "diwali lehyams" on the other hand the calves of the cows are starved to death! Infact it is the greatest irony, that the festival which commemorates, the lifting of the Govardhan hill to save the cowherds and their cows by Lord Sri Krishna, is now the cause of extra untold sufferings on these cows. It is a little known fact that the dwadasi before Diwali (called Ramaa Dwadasi), Go-puja is the main ritual for the day, but with the commercialization of Diwali the main rituals of the festival has been degraded to the worship of our own senses by sense-gratification at the cost of these poor animals. It is a well documented fact that cows raised in factory farms for milk undergo more suffering and torture than those which are raised for meat, in that case our celebrations can be considered to be most violent in prolonging the untold sufferings of our cows. The present manner in which we celebrate Diwali is highly violent, please think of exchanging, fruits, dry-fruits and non-milk based sweets on this Diwali which are not only healthier but also non-exploitative While we spend thousands on new-clothes, fire-crackers and gifts let us not forget to support our "mothers" who have been giving their milk all their lives to us at the cost of their own calves. Please support these noble organizations and ensure that these gentle creatures also smile this Diwali http://www.goshala.com/ http://www.careforcows.org/ Sincerely, Kamlesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Dear Mr Kamalesh and others,I am really happy to see more and more people are advocating Vegetarian food. It is not vegetarian food we have to promote. We must propagate non consumption of alcohol, tobacco and soda also. They all encourage actuality to animal, it may be four or two legged. Also now a days Diwali and oonam also are the cause of lot of deaths, again including human and animals. Prior to last Oonam liqueur sale in Keralam was for 34 crore rupees.It is not that Flesh, alcohol, tobacco and soda, even the makeup ladies use and the candles people light in homes now a days are toxic and dangerous for health. You may know that the use of these things are increasing in Keralam and other parts of bharatham. There is also a marked change towards producing the milk with compassion to the cows and their babies now. At least in some parts of the world such diary products are becoming more and more available. Keep on the fight. Thanks.Sincerely,Udayabhanu Panickaraum namaH Shivaaya OUR BODY IS THE ABODE OF THE JEEVATMAN, WHICH IS IN FACT THE PARABRAHMAN. LET US NOT MAKE IT A GRAVEYARD. LET US NOT EAT FLESH. LET US BE VEGETARIANS AND STAY HEALTHY. Animals are to be loved, not eaten. Eating flesh is good neither for the mind nor for the intellect, not even for the body. It distorts the basic character of human. --- On Mon, 10/12/09, Veryytterium <veryytterium wrote:Veryytterium <veryytterium[Guruvayur] Diwali Vs. Christmasguruvayur Cc: NBNair, shaantihDate: Monday, October 12, 2009, 12:36 PM namo narayana Respected All, The grandest festival of the year for most of the Hindus is Diwali, while the "western world" celebrates its "Diwali" as Christmas/Thanksgiv ing/ New year's day. There is a marked difference in celebration of these festivals, while we "Hindus" who are taught "ahimsa prathamam dharma" or non-violence is the first dharma, we shun meat on our holy days whereas Christmas, New Year, Eid etc. cause immnese sufferings for chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs etc. To line the family table with the customary "stuffed roast bird" on Thanksgiving and Christmas, countless chickens, turkeys and other fowls are slaughtered. May be it is festival time for the humans but what does it mean for the poor innocent animals-onlydeath, suffering and slaughter! We as Hindus may comfort ourselves and sit on a moral "high ground" by thinking that we celebrate our festivals in a non-violent manner. But is this the case? The demand for milk products explodes at Diwali. We stuff ourselves with the best mithais, sweets, payasams etc, in fact, the overload of sweets is so much that we have forcibly give some of the sweets to the servants, beggars etc. For splurging on milk sweets on Diwali, multitudes of cows lay suffering chained for ever in dark, cold filthy cow sheds, only to meet their horrendous deaths if they stop producing milk or if they fall sick. To meet this excess demand of milk for our celebration they have to be pumped with antibiotics, hormones which cause more sickness and diseases for them. To know more about the cruelty of factory produced milk is obtained, please visit http://action. petaindia. com/ea-campaign/ clientcampaign. do?ea.client. id=111 & ea.campaign. id=2856 http://www.vegansoc iety.com/ animals/exploita tion/cows/ dairy_cow. php http://milkmyths. org.uk/intro. php While we splurge on these sweets to the extant that we need to specially eat digestive aids like "diwali lehyams" on the other hand the calves of the cows are starved to death! Infact it is the greatest irony, that the festival which commemorates, the lifting of the Govardhan hill to save the cowherds and their cows by Lord Sri Krishna, is now the cause of extra untold sufferings on these cows. It is a little known fact that the dwadasi before Diwali (called Ramaa Dwadasi), Go-puja is the main ritual for the day, but with the commercialization of Diwali the main rituals of the festival has been degraded to the worship of our own senses by sense-gratification at the cost of these poor animals. It is a well documented fact that cows raised in factory farms for milk undergo more suffering and torture than those which are raised for meat, in that case our celebrations can be considered to be most violent in prolonging the untold sufferings of our cows. The present manner in which we celebrate Diwali is highly violent, please think of exchanging, fruits, dry-fruits and non-milk based sweets on this Diwali which are not only healthier but also non-exploitative While we spend thousands on new-clothes, fire-crackers and gifts let us not forget to support our "mothers" who have been giving their milk all their lives to us at the cost of their own calves. Please support these noble organizations and ensure that these gentle creatures also smile this Diwali http://www.goshala. com/ http://www.careforc ows.org/ Sincerely, Kamlesh ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ http://mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Dear Friends, I apologize for the mistakes in the earlier posting. Here is a little better one. Dear Mr Kamalesh and others, I am really happy to see more and more people are advocating Vegetarian food. It is not just vegetarian food we have to promote. We must propagate non consumption of alcohol, tobacco and soda also. They all encourage cruelty to animal, it may be four or two legged. Also now, Diwali and Oonam also are the cause of lot of deaths, again including human and animals. Prior to last Oonam liqueur sale in Keralam was for 34 crore rupees. It is not that Flesh, alcohol, tobacco and soda, even the makeup ladies use and the candles people light in homes now are toxic and dangerous for health. You may know that the use of these things, are increasing in Keralam and other parts of bhAratham. There is also a marked positive change towards producing the milk with compassion to the cows and their babies now. At least in some parts of the world, such diary products are becoming more and more available. Keep on the fight. Thanks. Sincerely,Udayabhanu Panickaraum namaH Shivaaya OUR BODY IS THE ABODE OF THE JEEVATMAN, WHICH IS IN FACT THE PARABRAHMAN. LET US NOT MAKE IT A GRAVEYARD. LET US NOT EAT FLESH. LET US BE VEGETARIANS AND STAY HEALTHY. Animals are to be loved, not eaten. Eating flesh is good neither for the mind nor for the intellect, not even for the body. It distorts the basic character of human. --- On Mon, 10/12/09, Veryytterium <veryytterium@ > wrote:Veryytterium <veryytterium@ >[Guruvayur] Diwali Vs. Christmasguruvayur@grou ps.comCc: NBNair (AT) gmail (DOT) com, shaantih (AT) comcast (DOT) netMonday, October 12, 2009, 12:36 PM namo narayana Respected All, The grandest festival of the year for most of the Hindus is Diwali, while the "western world" celebrates its "Diwali" as Christmas/Thanksgiv ing/ New year's day. There is a marked difference in celebration of these festivals, while we "Hindus" who are taught "ahimsa prathamam dharma" or non-violence is the first dharma, we shun meat on our holy days whereas Christmas, New Year, Eid etc. cause immnese sufferings for chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs etc. To line the family table with the customary "stuffed roast bird" on Thanksgiving and Christmas, countless chickens, turkeys and other fowls are slaughtered. May be it is festival time for the humans but what does it mean for the poor innocent animals-onlydeath, suffering and slaughter! We as Hindus may comfort ourselves and sit on a moral "high ground" by thinking that we celebrate our festivals in a non-violent manner. But is this the case? The demand for milk products explodes at Diwali. We stuff ourselves with the best mithais, sweets, payasams etc, in fact, the overload of sweets is so much that we have forcibly give some of the sweets to the servants, beggars etc. For splurging on milk sweets on Diwali, multitudes of cows lay suffering chained for ever in dark, cold filthy cow sheds, only to meet their horrendous deaths if they stop producing milk or if they fall sick. To meet this excess demand of milk for our celebration they have to be pumped with antibiotics, hormones which cause more sickness and diseases for them. To know more about the cruelty of factory produced milk is obtained, please visit http://action. petaindia. com/ea-campaign/ clientcampaign. do?ea.client. id=111 & ea.campaign. id=2856 http://www.vegansoc iety.com/ animals/exploita tion/cows/ dairy_cow. php http://milkmyths. org.uk/intro. php While we splurge on these sweets to the extant that we need to specially eat digestive aids like "diwali lehyams" on the other hand the calves of the cows are starved to death! Infact it is the greatest irony, that the festival which commemorates, the lifting of the Govardhan hill to save the cowherds and their cows by Lord Sri Krishna, is now the cause of extra untold sufferings on these cows. It is a little known fact that the dwadasi before Diwali (called Ramaa Dwadasi), Go-puja is the main ritual for the day, but with the commercialization of Diwali the main rituals of the festival has been degraded to the worship of our own senses by sense-gratification at the cost of these poor animals. It is a well documented fact that cows raised in factory farms for milk undergo more suffering and torture than those which are raised for meat, in that case our celebrations can be considered to be most violent in prolonging the untold sufferings of our cows. The present manner in which we celebrate Diwali is highly violent, please think of exchanging, fruits, dry-fruits and non-milk based sweets on this Diwali which are not only healthier but also non-exploitative While we spend thousands on new-clothes, fire-crackers and gifts let us not forget to support our "mothers" who have been giving their milk all their lives to us at the cost of their own calves. Please support these noble organizations and ensure that these gentle creatures also smile this Diwali http://www.goshala. com/ http://www.careforc ows.org/ Sincerely, Kamlesh ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ http://mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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