Guest guest Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 The only way to treat all cows according to the strictest standards would be to only have them as pets with all owners having plenty of money to take care of them. If cows have to be part of the agricultural economy, the pressure to make them produce will always be there. An owner with limited resources will always have to justify the costs required to feed and maintain the cow. If the owner can no longer afford to feed all of his cows, he will have to reduce the size of his herd. In the end, some cows will die, either on the streets by sickness and starvation or at the hands of a butcher. This law holds true in barter economies as well as capitalist economies. In fact, even people will starve if they don't work productively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gautam Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 Cows are not so badly treated in India. Atleast they have the freedom to roam about on the streets, instead of being killed so that Humans can drive freely. I like the way animals are given equal freedom as humans. But just as most humans have no food to eat or houses to stay cows also share the same fate. Islamic invasion coupled with British colonisation has shocked Indians so much they dont know what to choose. That is why they choose a corrupt man like Gandhi and are paying the consequences. Anyways this period is necessary so that Krishna can descend. According to Shri Aurobindo man is an evolutionary being. For example if we look at the sequence of Avatars we can see the evolution - Matsya - fish, Kurma - fish/mammal, Varaha - animal, NaraSimha - man animal, Vamana - dwarf or undeveloped man, Parashuruma - man, Rama - perfect man. Rama was predominantly Sattvic Guna, but since all three Gunas exist in man, his Rajasic and Tasmic Guna showed up when he killed Bali from behind and banished Sita Mata. Krishna was trancended man. Rama never said he existed in all men, but Krishna says that he was the aatma in all beings. While Brahma was never subservient to other avatars, he realised the superiority of Krishna Avatar because Krishna was the avatar of a higher conciousness. Brahma was a god Krishna(of the Gita) is God. The Gita was spoken by Krishna when he had supramental consciousness which is the bridge between the Krishna consciosuness and the absolute nothing (Brahman/Nirvana). Krishna lost this consciousness as soon as he spoke the Gita and returned to Krishna consciouss state. According to Shri Aurobindo, the next step in the evolution of man is a new species which would be different from man just as man is different from animal. Basically it is like bringing Brindavan on Earth. Or rather earth will be transformed into a Brindavan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 95% of wheat produced in the US is used to feed animals so that they can be slaughtered. If meat consumption was reduced, perhaps there would be enough food to go round. There is sufficient food in this world for everyone, so why are so many starving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theist Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 That is a very good point. The waste of grain, and the land and water needed to produce it, will only increase as the population increases. This diametricaly opposes the spirit of Isopanishad of take what you need as your quota and leave the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 if u help me on my homework, i will give u a prize worth up to five dollars. just give me your email address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theist Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Because the cow is seen as a mother for one. Children grow up on cows milk as much or more then their own human mothers. So cow is a type of mother. You may now send five dollars to Bhaktivedata Food Relief address available on this site. Hare Krsna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Cows are wonderful animals that provide many things such as food, liquid for consumption, and clothing. Cows or any animals aren't ment for worship, but for man's use. The worship of cows in India by Hindus has become more of a tradition. The ansectors of ancient Hindus weren't taught to love and revere cows, but only to let the roam about with out inflicting harm upon them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 How can you truly hold something in such high regard and treat it so badly? In India, a woman is a spiritual icon. The honor of the nation rests in women and the song "Bande Mataram" - "My humble salutations to thee, my mother" is also very famous. The protection of women is seen as a great job and women are respected. However, the society in which they live in place them under heavy restrictions and in many circumstances they become the victims. A very different scenario from America isn't it? where women and men get equal rights or women get more rights than men. If you say anything, there is a feminist parade down the block. /images/graemlins/smile.gif Freedom is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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