{"id":10269,"date":"2012-02-06T20:17:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T19:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=10269"},"modified":"2012-02-06T20:27:52","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T19:27:52","slug":"annual-gbc-ministry-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=10269","title":{"rendered":"Annual GBC Ministry Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annual Ministry Report 2011<\/a> <\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n

\n

ANNUAL
\nMINISTRY REPORT 2011<\/b><\/p>\n

Submitted by: Ministry of Cow
\nProtection and Agriculture<\/p>\n

<\/font><\/font><\/font>1.
\nPlease write a summary of the achievements in your Ministry during
\n2011
in the following categories:
<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font>
a)<\/b>
\n Education and Training<\/b>
In 2011, I traveled to Mayapur
\nfor the 2011 GBC meetings. I was given a \u00bd hour time slot on
\nthe first day of the GBC meetings and used Srimad Bhagavatam 1:17:3
\nas my topic of focus.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I wanted
\nto bring attention to the fact that the great majority of milk and
\ndairy products offered to the Deities in ISKCON temples are coming
\nfrom sources which exploit the cows. These sources separate the
\ncalves from their mothers at a very young age and then kill the cows
\nthemselves when they become economically unviable. Many devotees are
\nusing the excuse of ajana sukriti to justify these practices, but
\nwhat is happening is that ajana sukriti is becoming the accepted
\nstandard of cow protection in ISKCON instead of actually practicing
\nlife-time cow protection and thus showing the example of real cow
\nprotection.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

During the
\nGBC meetings in Mayapur I would go the goshalla every morning to
\ncheck on the cows and oxen. There is slow progress being made in the
\nMayapur goshalla.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

It will be
\nnice when the devotees themselves take care of the cows in the
\ngoshalla instead of having hired men from outside to do 98% of the
\nservice to the cows<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

From
\nMayapur I travelled to Vrindavan for several days and stayed at the
\nGoshalla. I spent a good deal of time with the cows and managers of
\nthe goshalla. The main problem in Vrindavan goshalla is the complete
\nlack of land for growing food for their almost 300 animals. All the
\nfood for the herd is bought from outside at a great deal of expense.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Also a lot
\nof the oxen and bulls are tied up for most of the day and night which
\nprohibits them from practicing their natural function of grazing and
\nconsequently they also have no physical exercise.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

From
\nVrindavan I traveled to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I landed
\nin Kiev and was taken to the temple and asked to give the Sunday
\nFeast lecture. That evening I took a train north to participate in a
\nVarnashrama conference organized by Dhanesvara Prabhu. It was a
\nthree day affair and there were between 60-70 devotees from all over
\nUkraine and parts of Russia.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

There is a
\ngreat deal of interest in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia concerning cow
\nprotection, getting back to the land and trying to implement what
\nSrila Prabhupada has labeled as \u201csimple living and high
\nthinking.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

The
\nconference was wonderful and the devotees went back to their
\nrespective places very inspired.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

After the
\nconference I was taken to the local temple and gave class while
\nwaiting for the evening train back to Kiev.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I was in
\nKiev for about 4 more days and gave class in the temple every morning
\nand also three or four classes to various groups of devotees.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I was
\ntaken to a family who live about 30Km from Kiev and who have 4
\ncows\/oxen and who are attempting to live as closely to the land as
\npossible. When they visit the temple they bring milk from their cows
\nfor the Deities in Kiev temple. I gave some basic training to a young
\nbull they had.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I was also
\ntaken to another devotee who has 10 cows\/oxen and lives about 100 Km
\nfrom Kiev. He did not have such a good facility and no association
\nwith the devotees, but was very receptive to take care of his cows
\nnicely. He had two oxen who we suggested be sent to Oleg prabhu in
\nhis project close to Nicoliev, Ukraine for training. Several months
\nlater the 2 oxen were sent to Oleg prabhu for training.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

After Kiev
\nI traveled by overnight train to Nicoliev to Vraja Bhumi Dhama where
\nOleg prabhu has a project and is trying to develop a village with the
\ncows\/oxen in the center. At last count he had 69 animals in his
\nherd. There are between 7 and 10 families in this village. Oleg\u2019s
\ncows are very well taken care of and he is training his oxen and
\nslowly engaging them in agricultural work. I continued to helphim
\ntrain some of their oxen.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Oleg
\nprabhu is producing milk for the temple in Nicoliev and another
\ntemple in a city named Hebron about 1 \u00bd hours away. In this
\nway these two temples do not have to purchase milk from unprotected
\ncows. There is also discussion of producing milk for the temple in
\nOdessa, which on a good weather day is about 3 hours away.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I was also
\ninvited to be interviewed on a TV show in Hebron which was aired
\nduring the morning hours. Similar to a show in America like \u201cGood
\nMorning America\u201d. We were interviewed for 30 minutes on Live
\nTV and our message of cow protection was received nicely by the TV
\ncrew.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I was
\nscheduled to stay with Oleg prabhu for about 10 days and during this
\ntime we would be celebrating Gour Purnima on March 19, 2011.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

On March
\n17, I developed a disease which very rapidly paralyzed my body.
\nWithin 36 hours I was 90% paralyzed. On Goura Purnima I was taken to
\nthe hospital in Nicoliev and due to the fact that I was a foreigner,
\nthey really could not do any medical procedures. My wife was
\nnotified in America and she immediately made plane reservations and
\nflew to Kiev where I was taken to the temple. More on this can be
\nfound in f) Other.<\/b><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

As far as
\ntraveling for 2011 was concerned, I was also supposed to have gone
\nto the Ukraine festival last September but that was cancelled due to
\nmy disease. I had planned to go to all the farms in America, but
\nthat journey was also cancelled.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

My main
\nactivities since I contracted Gullian-Barre Syndrome have been
\nreading and answering letters on email and participating in
\nconference calls and meetings with ECOV (a non-profit NV based
\norganization concerned with cow protection and developing NV as Srila
\nPrabhupada envisioned), NV Master Planning and on-going management
\nand GVIC (Global Varnasrama Initiative Committee). I am in the
\nprocess of writing a book on cow protection. As each chapter is
\nfinished it will be printed and made available for distribution.
\nWhen all the chapters are finished they will be compiled and made
\ninto a complete book on cow protection.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I am able
\nto do some light work now and I am training a young devotee here at
\nNew Vrindavan on all aspects of cow protection, especially working
\nwith the oxen.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

b)
\nPublications<\/b><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

ISCOWP
\nNews<\/i> publication in PDF file
\nArchives
http:\/\/www.iscowp.org\/newsletter-index-pdf.html<\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/font>600
\nhard copies mailed out 3 times a year mostly in USA, 800 distributed
\n3 times a year (2400 total hard copies distributed yearly) and
\navailable in downloadable PDF file on ISCOWP web page. These
\nnewsletters contain reports of my travels as well as practical and
\nphilosophical articles about cow protection.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

c)
\nWebsite<\/b><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

International
\nSociety for Cow Portection Cause<\/p>\n

www.causes.com\/cowprotection<\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

6,102
\nmembers<\/p>\n

On the
\nISCOWP cause page we post pictures and bulletins and links to the
\ne-newsletters as they are published. <\/b>We wish to be more active
\non this page this coming year. The format keeps changing and it has
\nnot been user friendly. Just recently, they are changing the format
\nagain which is suppose to be more user friendly. <\/p>\n

International
\nSociety for Cow Protection on
\nFacebook
http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/internationalsocietyforcowprotectioniscowp<\/a><\/u><\/font>
<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n

4,521
\npeople like this 1,500 average weekly users<\/p>\n

ISCOWP
\nFacebook page has albums of the visited countries and the
\ncow
protection activities there as well as philosophical quotes
\nand entries by other cow lovers and organizations.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Vrindavan
\nAlbum<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10150546753709471.394627.138008309470&type=3<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Ukraine
\nalbum<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10150547059949471.394677.138008309470&type=3<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Ox
\nTraining<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10150549497359471.395007.138008309470&type=3<\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

ISCOWP
\nWebsite<\/p>\n

www.iscowp.org<\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

New site
\nlaunched n 2010. Many pages of educational materials on cow
\nprotection and ox training, All ISCOWP newsletters available here:
\nfrom 1990 to 2007 in html, 2007-2011 in PDF, e-newsletters announced
\nas they are published and much more.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Life With
\nthe Cows and Land<\/p>\n

www.iscowp.blogspot.com<\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

On the
\nISCOWP blog we post pictures and links to the e-newsletters as they
\nare published.<\/p>\n

E-mail<\/b><\/p>\n

balabhadra.iscowp@gmail.com<\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I spend
\napproximately 2 hours a day answering questions, reporting, and
\nadvising and counseling. There are still inquiries and questions that
\nI never get to. I am also now updating our Facebook page on a regular
\nbasis and hope to learn how to do the same for our Cause page.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

ISCOWP
\nUpdate E-newsletter\n<\/p>\n

Archives:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/archive.constantcontact.com\/fs001\/1102923281326\/archive\/1103269798068.html<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/a><\/u><\/font><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Reports on
\nmy travels, activities on the ISCOWP farm, links to other cow
\nprotoection programs. 900 members with more joining every week.<\/p>\n

d)
\nResources<\/b><\/p>\n

The
\nfunding for the Cow Protection Ministry comes from the GBC as well as
\nperiodic donations from other sources.  In 2011 the Ministry
\nreceived a MATCHING FUNDS grant from the ECOV Corporation located in
\nNew Vrindavan.  This year some of that helped with the emergency
\nsituation of medical problems.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Also,
\nwhile traveling I do receive some donations for my Giriraja Deity. 
\nThese donations are used during those particular trips for Giriraja
\nas they are given to Him.  Most of these donations are small and
\nto transfer the currency to U.S dollars would lose too much value, so
\nthese funds are used in the country of origin mostly.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

The ISCOWP
\nfarm is used as a training facility.   We are currently
\ntraining 1 team of oxen and one teamster. During the summer
\nmonths we receive many guests who want to see the cows and our
\ngardens. It is also the main office for ISCOWP and the Ministry.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

 e)
\nChallenges<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The
\nbiggest challenges the Cow Protection Ministry faces are many.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

1) 
\nLack of funds for traveling and preaching.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2) 
\nLack of funds for developing literature in any medium for training
\nprograms and general educational purposes.  The development of
\nthese educational materials requires that different people involved
\nare taken care of so they may devote their time whole heartedly in
\nthis service.  If they cannot be taken care of then the service
\nis part time at best and the development of the educational materials
\nis greatly slowed down.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

3)Lack of
\nsupport from the ISKCON leaders which leads to a lack of
\nunderstanding about the importance of cow protection as a lifestyle
\nin the Krsna Consciousness community.  Srila
\nPrabhupada wanted a farm connected to each city temple so the Deities
\nand devotees would be taken care of with all bhoga coming from their
\nown farms.  Whatever great men do, others will follow. Without
\nthe active support of the leaders then the majority of the rank and
\nfile devotees will not be so inclined to help establish rural
\ncommunities and farms. \n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

4) The
\nstandard practice within ISKCON of purchasing milk products from the
\nslaughterhouse diary industry. There are many ISKCON leaders who
\nactively preach that it is alright to purchase dairy products from
\ncows who are going to the slaughter house based on the Ajana
\nSukriti principle.  By putting little to no importance on
\ndeveloping a Krishna Conscious lifestyle support system, the same
\nugra karma entanglement for ISKCON devotees will continue to be
\npropagated.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

f)
\nOther<\/b><\/p>\n

On March
\n17, I developed a disease which very rapidly paralyzed my body.
\nWithin 36 hours I was 90% paralyzed. On Goura Purnima I was taken to
\nthe hospital in Nicoliev and due to the fact that I was a foreigner,
\nthey really could not do any medical procedures. My wife was
\nnotified in America and she immediately made plane reservations and
\nflew to Kiev where I was taken to the temple. A friend of the Kiev
\ntemple is a doctor in one of the hospitals and arraignments were made
\nfor me to go to the hospital for examinations. Again, because I was
\na forienger and also had no medical insurance not much could be done
\nexcept basic evaluation.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Because I
\nwas scheduled to fly back to America in 2 days the focus was to get
\nme some more strength to make the flight and to also relieve some of
\nthe pain. I was kept in the hospital and given some intravenous
\ndrips and a series of regular injections during the next 24 hours. I
\nwas then discharged from the hospital and with the help of my wife
\nand Kiev devotees boarded the flight back to America.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Upon
\nreturning to America the pain all over my body became so intense that
\nmy wife and daughter took me to the hospital in Wheeling, West
\nVirginia which is close to where we live at New Vrindavan. I was
\nimmediately transferred to a larger hospital in Morgan Town, West
\nVirginia where I was assigned to the neurological department for
\nevaluation. Within a couple of days I was diagnosed with a disease
\ncalled Gullian-Barre Syndrome which is an auto-immune disease. It
\nattacks the sheaths of the nerves and eats them away which makes it
\nimpossible for the nerves to send signals to the muscles, hence
\ncausing paralysis. After the arms and legs are affected the next
\nstage can be that the respiratory system is also paralyzed and the
\nperson needs a respirator to breath. Fortunately for me the disease
\ndid not affect my breathing.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

I spent
\nthe next 9 days in the hospital in Morgantown and was treated for the
\ncause of the disease. I was then transferred to a rehab hospital \u00bd
\nhour from home where I spent the next 21 days undergoing basic rehab.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

All the
\ndoctors say this disease can be 100% cured but the time period for
\nthe cure is usually 9 months to a year and sometimes longer for the
\nnerve coverings to grow back which will then allow the muscles to
\nfunction again. During this time period there is extensive physical
\nand occupational therapy.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

After
\nbeing discharged from the rehab hospital I was assigned out-patient
\ncare and 3 different nurses came to the house at least 2 or 3 times a
\n week for several months to help with all the exercises I needed to
\ndo to help the muscles maintain some muscle tone. There are certain
\npoints of evaluation which I needed to pass in order to move on to
\nthe next phase of therapy. After, the home care there is out-patient
\nphysical and occupational therapy at the hospital.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

The day
\nafter I was discharged from home care, my wife helped me do some
\noutside walking. Unfortunately, during this walk I tripped and fell
\nforward onto my face. Because I did not have the strength to block
\nthe fall my face was all cut up and I had two black eyes and also two
\ncracked ribs.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Anyway, I
\nam now at 10 months into recovery and by Lord Krsna\u2019s mercy I
\nhave 80% use of my arms and legs again. The remaining problems are
\nwith the use of my arms and hands. The doctors all say that the arms
\nand hands especially will be the last to return to normal use because
\nthe musles are so small.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

2)<\/b>
\nPlease share your vision for the activities of the Ministry for
\n2012.<\/b><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

 Vision<\/b><\/p>\n

The vision
\nfor the Cow Protection Ministry for 2012 is to help the devotees
\nunderstand the importance of only using dairy products from protected
\ncows.  It is paramount that ISKCON stops supporting the
\nslaughterhouse dairies.   In Bhagavad Gita, Krsna explains
\nthe two different types of people……Divine and Demoniac.  As
\nlong as ISKCON is supporting the demoniac society then we are just
\nhurting the establishment of Krishna Consciousness around the world. 
\nPeople in general are favorable towards Krishna Consciousness, but
\nthey see that the devotees have not applied the knowledge in
\nSrila Prabhupada’s books into a lifestyle with its own Krishna
\nConscious support system.  Basically, as long as ISKCON
\ncontinues to purchase dairy products from slaughterhouse dairies, we
\nare not practicing what we are preaching…in this case, Cow
\nProtection.   Srila Prabhupada told us…”Example is
\nbetter than precept.”  As long as ISKCON is not
\nshowing the example themselves, then people in general will not have
\nfull faith in what we are preaching, what to speak of the devotees.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Training
\nof oxen will continue to be a big part of the vision of the Ministry
\nfor Cow Protection and Agriculture.  Without establishing the
\nimportance of the bulls and showing their importance, then cow
\nprotection is only 50% at best.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Establishing
\nCow Protection Ministry representatives around the world is an
\nongoing ministry vision. Syamasundara prabhu is doing a great
\njob as the European Cow protection Minister. We are actively
\nspeaking with devotees in different parts of the world to act as
\nrepresentatives of the Cow Protection Ministry. Special emphasis is
\nbeing currently given to Spanish speaking countries.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Progressive
\ngoals<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The
\nprogressive goals for the Cow protection Ministry are to travel
\nand spread the importance of cow protection within and without
\nISKCON. It would be necessary to be able to travel to countries
\nwhich have not already been visited. I am having regular skype calls
\nwith a devotee in Chile who is very eager to help organize Chile and
\nother devotees in Spanish speaking countries.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Many
\npeople have asked me to write books on cow protection.. This is also
\ngoing to be given more and more of a priority.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

To
\nincrease our participation on Facebook and other social networking
\nsites, specifically the cause page, which has 6,102 members<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Development
\nof DVD\u2019s on all aspects of cow protection and Agricultural
\ndevelopment. Especially the training of oxen and the different work
\nthey do.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

To develop
\na You Tube channel specifically for educational material on cows and
\ncow protection.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The plan
\nfor the spring and summer of 2012 is full time teamster training with
\nthe oxen and agriculture at the ISCOWP Farm.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Traveling
\nto the different farms in America for evaluation and training of
\ntheir projects.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Writing
\nand printing of educational material for distribution.<\/p>\n

Needs<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I need the
\nblessings and help of all the ISKCON leaders as well as the rank
\nand file devotees to firmly fix cow protection as a reality in
\nISKCON as a lifestyle and not just something which is read about in
\nSrila Prabhupada’s books.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Of course
\nmore funds are required.  I have a corporate donor who will
\nmatch donations up to a total of $20,000 given by the GBC and any
\nISKCON leaders to the Cow Protection Ministry.   So
\nwhatever the GBC will give, that donation will be matched up to
\n$20,000.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

3)<\/b>
\nIf you have any message for the GBC Executive Committee, please
\nwrite
 it here:<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My humble
\nrequest is that the GBC set the example in helping to really
\nestablish cow protection as a viable lifestyle in ISKCON. The
\noffering of dairy products from slaughterhouse dairies only supports
\ndemoniac activities of Kali Yuga and should be banned as substances
\nwhich are offered to the Deities.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

TRANSLATION<\/p>\n

The cow is
\nalso as beneficial as one could draw out religious principles from
\nher, but she is now rendered poor, without any calf and being beaten
\nby the leg of a Sudra, she is too much distressed with tears in her
\neyes and being too weak she is hankering after some grass on the
\nfield.\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

PURPORT<\/p>\n

The next
\nsymptom of the age of Kali is the distressed condition of the cow.
\nMilking the cow means drawing the principles of religiosity in liquid
\nform. The milk means cow’s milk because it is liquid form of
\nreligious principles. The great Rishis and Munis would live only on
\nthe subsistence of milk. Srila Sukadeva Goswami would go to a
\nhouseholder while milking the cow and he would simply take a little
\nquantity of it for subsistence. Even fifty years before nobody would
\ndeprive a Sadhu for a pound or two of milk and every householder
\nwould spare milk like water. For a Sanatanist (the follower of Vedic
\nprinciples) it is the duty of every householder to have cows and
\nbulls as household paraphernalia not only for drinking milk but also
\nfor deriving religious principles from her. The Sanatanist worships
\nthe cow on religious principles as much as a Brahmin is so respected.
\nThe cow\u2019s milk is required for the purpose of sacrificial fire
\nand by performing sacrifices the householder can only be happy. The
\ncow with her calf is not only beautiful to look at but also it gives
\nsatisfaction to the cow and happily she delivers milk as much as
\npossible. But in the Kali Yuga the calves are separated from the cow
\nas early as possible for purposes which may not be mentioned in these
\npages of Srimad Bhagwatam. The cow stands with tears in the eyes and
\nthe Sudra milkman draws artificially milk from the cow and when there
\nis no milk the cow is sent for being slaughtered. These great sinful
\nacts, of the human being, are responsible for all the troubles in the
\npresent society. They do not know what they are doing in the name of
\nadvancement of economic development. The influence of Kali will keep
\nthem in darkness of ignorance and inspite of all endeavours for peace
\nand prosperity of the human society at large, they must try to see
\nthe cows and the bulls happy in all respects. Foolish people do not
\nknow how happiness is earned by making the cows and bulls happy but
\nit is a fact by the law of nature. Let us take it from the authority
\nof ‘Srimad Bhagwatam’ and adopt the principles for all round
\nhappiness of the human-kind.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

The main
\npoints in this verse I would like to bring attention to are:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n

    That
    \n\tSrila Prabhupada points out two reasons for keeping cows for milk.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \n
    1. \n

      Milk
      \n\tfor drinking<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. \n

      Deriving
      \n\treligious principles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \n<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. \n

        The
        \n\tcow\u2019s milk is required for the purpose of the sacrificial fire
        \n\tand by performing sacrifices the householder can become happy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. \n

        For
        \n\tthe Sanatanist (a follower of Vedic Principles) it is the duty of
        \n\tevery householder to have cows and bulls, not only for drinking milk
        \n\tbut also for deriving religious principles. The Sanatanists
        \n\tworships cows based on religious principles and respects brahmanas.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      3. \n

        The
        \n\tcow\u2019s calf is not only beautiful to look at but also gives
        \n\tsatisfaction to the cow, and so she delivers as much milk as
        \n\tpossible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \n\n<\/p>\n

        \nThese are all positive points Srila Prabhupada is asking us to
        \nfollow.<\/p>\n

        \n\n<\/p>\n

        \nNow, Srila Prabhupada points out what we should avoid in regards to
        \nmilk production and why.\n<\/p>\n

        \n\n<\/p>\n

        \nFrom this same purport.<\/p>\n

        \n\n<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \n

          But
          \n\tin the Kali-yuga, the calves are separated as early as possible from
          \n\tthe cows for purposes which may not be mentioned in these pages of
          \n\tSrimad Bhagavatam.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        2. \n

          The
          \n\tcow stands with tears in her eyes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        3. \n

          The
          \n\tsudra milkman draws milk from her artificially<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        4. \n

          And
          \n\twhen there is no milk the cow is sent to the slaughterhouse.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \n

          Now from
          \nthis same purport Srila Prabhupada tells us why we should avoid milk
          \nfrom these sources.<\/p>\n

          \n<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. \n

            These
            \n\tgreatly sinful acts are responsible for all the troubles in present
            \n\tsociety.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          2. \n

            People
            \n\tdo not know what they are doing in the name of economic development.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          3. \n

            The
            \n\tinfluence of Kali will keep them in darkness of ignorance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \n\n<\/p>\n

            At the end
            \nof the purport Srila Prabhupada mentions how peace and prosperity can
            \nbe brought to all humanity<\/p>\n

            \n<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. \n

              Despite
              \n\tall endeavors for peace and prosperity, they must try to see the
              \n\tcows and bulls happy in all respects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            2. \n

              Foolish
              \n\tpeople do not know how one earns happiness by making the cows and
              \n\tbulls happy, but it is a fact by the law of nature.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            3. \n

              Let
              \n\tus take it from the authority of Srimad-Bhagavatam and adopt the
              \n\tprinciples for the total happiness of humanity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              By The Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n

              I wanted to bring attention to the fact that the great majority of milk and dairy products offered to the Deities in ISKCON temples are coming from sources which exploit the cows. These sources separate the calves from their mothers at a very young age and then kill the cows themselves when they become economically unviable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}