The “*HariBol Ahimsa A2 Milk*” video highlights an ISKCON initiative that provides natural, ethically sourced A2 milk from Gir cows, emphasizing both tradition and nutritional value. The milk is sourced from indigenous Gir cows known for their A2 beta-casein protein and raised in an environment following the principles of *ahimsa*, or non-violence. The calves are prioritized before milk extraction, and the cows are cared for throughout their lives, never being sold to slaughterhouses.
Gualas, or cowherds, employ IoT and AI technology to monitor cattle health, accessible to consumers via the HariBol app. The cows graze freely in open fields, receive balanced diets, and stay hydrated from local water sources. After hand-milking, the milk is DNA-tested for A2 protein, stored, chilled, and pasteurized to ensure purity and compliance with safety standards. Packaged sustainably, the milk is distributed to ISKCON temples and consumers daily. Profits support ISKCON’s Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, with HariBol committed to purity, health, and sustainability.
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In Srimad Bhagavatam, 3.29.15 Lord Kapiladeva is teaching that we are not following Ahimsa we are following Natihimsrena, minimum violence. In Srila Prabhupada's purport He states, "We have to commit Violence; that is a natural law. We should not, however, commit violence extravagantly , but only as much as ordered by the Lord."
"We are not propagating the philosophy of ahiṁsā, or nonviolence, because in some way or other, there is violence, either you take fruit or grain or animal. But the principle is that you have to take prasādam, the foodstuff which is offered to Kṛṣṇa, and then eat. So these things, fruits, grains, are accepted by Kṛṣṇa. We offer to Kṛṣṇa and then eat them. This is the philosophy. Not that because we are eating fruits, therefore we are getting pious."
Prabhupāda: Yes. The nature is that everyone should eat another animal or another living creature for existence. That is the law of nature. Jīvo jīvasya jīvanam: "One living entity is the life of another living entity." That is a fact. Just like sahastānām ahastānam. Those who have got hands—that means men—for them, ahastāni, means the animals who have got no hands. And apadānanaṁ catuṣ-padām: "And the four-legged animals, they eat the grass, who cannot move." So grass has got life, as the animal has got life. We have got life. So this is… Nūnaṁ mahatāṁ tatra: "The strong is eating the weak." So this is the law of nature. We are eating the grains and fruits. They have got also life. It is not that those who are vegetarians, or eating grains and fruit, they are not eating life. They are also eating life." Boston April 26. 1969.Lecture.