Are we so far removed from Vedic culture?

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Recent events have partially confirmed a suspicion that I was having, that many of us are so far removed from Vedic ideals that we confuse modern principles with traditional principles when it comes to cow protection. This is especially true when it comes to the Dairy Industry. In the first instance we see the word “Dairy”, which is impersonal as it only refers to the by-products; this is the first disconnect. The second word is defined in similar fashion.

dair·y  (dâr)

n.Ā pl.Ā dairĀ·ies

1.Ā AĀ commercialĀ establishmentĀ forĀ processingĀ orĀ sellingĀ milkĀ andĀ milkĀ products.

2.Ā AĀ placeĀ whereĀ milkĀ andĀ creamĀ areĀ storedĀ andĀ processed.

3.Ā AĀ dairyĀ farm.

4.Ā TheĀ dairyĀ business;Ā dairying.

adj.

1.Ā Of,Ā for,Ā orĀ relatingĀ toĀ milkĀ orĀ milkĀ products:Ā theĀ dairyĀ sectionĀ atĀ theĀ groceryĀ store.

2.Ā OfĀ orĀ relatingĀ toĀ dairying.

industry –Ā noun –Ā economicĀ activityĀ concernedĀ withĀ theĀ processingĀ ofĀ rawĀ materialsĀ andĀ manufactureĀ ofĀ goodsĀ inĀ factories.

PutĀ togetherĀ theyĀ bothĀ meanĀ exploitation,Ā andĀ itĀ isĀ true.Ā ThereĀ areĀ manyĀ emergingĀ movementsĀ againstĀ factoryĀ farmingĀ anĀ exampleĀ below;

http://www.factoryfarmmap.org/problems/

HumansĀ haveĀ beenĀ exploitingĀ eachĀ otherĀ forĀ soĀ longĀ nowĀ thatĀ forĀ themĀ toĀ beginĀ toĀ thinkĀ ofĀ animalĀ welfareĀ beyondĀ catsĀ andĀ dogsĀ isĀ difficult.Ā FromĀ myĀ ownĀ personalĀ experience inĀ Ā  GujaratĀ uponĀ findingĀ anĀ injuredĀ calfĀ onĀ theĀ sideĀ ofĀ theĀ roadĀ andĀ failingĀ toĀ getĀ anyĀ responseĀ fromĀ theĀ nearbyĀ veterinarianĀ ambulanceĀ whoĀ saidĀ theyĀ onlyĀ dealĀ withĀ dogsĀ andĀ cats,Ā norĀ couldĀ IĀ findĀ anyĀ placeĀ forĀ theĀ careĀ andĀ protectionĀ forĀ thisĀ dyingĀ calf.Ā NowĀ recentlyĀ IĀ received shocking information that cow slaughter is being promoted at cow protection seminars, confirmed by the following horrific statementĀ inĀ theĀ excerptĀ below;

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atĀ theĀ firstĀ sessionĀ ofĀ theĀ worshipĀ entitledĀ ā€œCriticalĀ reviewĀ ofĀ Genetic EnhancementĀ andĀ ConservationĀ programsĀ inĀ Indiaā€,Ā theĀ ChairmanĀ ofĀ the
session,Ā Prof.Ā SureshĀ Gokhale,Ā whileĀ commentingĀ onĀ whatĀ theĀ various
speakersĀ remarkedĀ duringĀ theĀ session,Ā said:Ā ā€œatĀ BrazilĀ 42%Ā ofĀ the
milkingĀ cowsĀ areĀ ā€œcutā€.Ā Ā Ā WeĀ inĀ IndiaĀ haveĀ notĀ learnedĀ toĀ ā€œcutā€Ā the
animals,Ā andĀ thereforeĀ weĀ areĀ notĀ ableĀ toĀ progressĀ inĀ improvingĀ both
theĀ variousĀ breedsĀ andĀ milkĀ productionā€.

AĀ linkĀ withĀ fullĀ detailsĀ regardingĀ theĀ aboveĀ statementĀ canĀ beĀ foundĀ here.Ā http://docdroid.net/hmgs

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NowĀ someĀ mayĀ sayĀ whatĀ hasĀ thatĀ gotĀ toĀ doĀ withĀ MayapurĀ Goshala?Ā ManyĀ willĀ beĀ shockedĀ toĀ seeĀ thatĀ theĀ concreteĀ structuresĀ closelyĀ resembleĀ dairyĀ industryĀ factoryĀ farming.Ā OneĀ obviousĀ factĀ isĀ thatĀ allĀ ā€œĀ DairyĀ Industryā€Ā (thereĀ itĀ isĀ again)Ā veterinarianĀ doctorsĀ orĀ officersĀ areĀ trainedĀ upĀ toĀ maximizeĀ milkĀ productionĀ and medicinesĀ areĀ gearedĀ up to theĀ same end.Ā Ā CowĀ protectionĀ willĀ onlyĀ startĀ whenĀ theĀ eyesĀ moveĀ awayĀ fromĀ theĀ udderĀ andĀ lookĀ atĀ theĀ entireĀ cow,Ā bullĀ andĀ calf.Ā GrandfatherĀ BhishmaĀ hasĀ said:

Ā ā€TheyĀ whoĀ sellĀ theĀ Vedas,Ā theyĀ whoĀ findĀ faultĀ withĀ theĀ Vedas,Ā andĀ theyĀ whoĀ reduceĀ theĀ VedasĀ intoĀ writing,Ā haveĀ allĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.Ā 1Ā TheyĀ whoĀ areĀ outĀ ofĀ theĀ paleĀ ofĀ theĀ fourĀ well-knownĀ modesĀ ofĀ life,Ā theyĀ whoĀ betakeĀ themselvesĀ toĀ practicesĀ interdictedĀ byĀ theĀ SrutisĀ andĀ theĀ scriptures,Ā andĀ theyĀ whoĀ liveĀ byĀ betakingĀ themselvesĀ toĀ actsĀ thatĀ areĀ wickedĀ orĀ sinfulĀ orĀ thatĀ doĀ notĀ belongĀ toĀ theirĀ orderĀ ofĀ birth,Ā haveĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.Ā TheyĀ whoĀ liveĀ byĀ sellingĀ hair,Ā theyĀ whoĀ subsistĀ byĀ sellingĀ poisons,Ā andĀ theyĀ whoĀ liveĀ byĀ sellingĀ milk,Ā haveĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.Ā TheyĀ whoĀ putĀ obstaclesĀ inĀ theĀ pathĀ ofĀ BrahmanasĀ andĀ kineĀ andĀ maidens,Ā OĀ Yudhishthira,Ā haveĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.Ā TheyĀ whoĀ sellĀ weapons,Ā theyĀ whoĀ forgeĀ weapons,Ā theyĀ whoĀ makeĀ shafts,Ā andĀ theyĀ whoĀ makeĀ bows,Ā haveĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.Ā ‘TheyĀ whoĀ obstructĀ pathsĀ andĀ roadsĀ withĀ stonesĀ andĀ thornsĀ andĀ holesĀ haveĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.Ā TheyĀ whoĀ abandonĀ andĀ castĀ offĀ preceptorsĀ andĀ servantsĀ andĀ loyalĀ followersĀ withoutĀ anyĀ offence,Ā OĀ chiefĀ ofĀ Bharata’sĀ race,Ā haveĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.Ā TheyĀ whoĀ setĀ bullocksĀ toĀ workĀ beforeĀ theĀ animalsĀ attainĀ toĀ sufficientĀ age,Ā theyĀ whoĀ boreĀ theĀ nosesĀ ofĀ bullocksĀ andĀ otherĀ animalsĀ forĀ controllingĀ themĀ theĀ betterĀ whileĀ employedĀ inĀ work,Ā andĀ theyĀ whoĀ keepĀ animalsĀ alwaysĀ tethered,Ā haveĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.Ā ā€

Ā IĀ usedĀ toĀ wonderĀ whyĀ thisĀ wasĀ saidĀ byĀ BhishmadevĀ toĀ MaharajaĀ Yudhishthira,Ā asĀ IĀ heardĀ thisĀ manyĀ yearsĀ agoĀ Ā ā€œtheyĀ whoĀ liveĀ byĀ sellingĀ milk,Ā haveĀ toĀ sinkĀ inĀ hell.ā€Ā NowĀ IĀ doĀ notĀ wonderĀ anymore.

FromĀ Vaiyasaski Dasa’sĀ VPĀ offeringĀ toĀ SrilaĀ Prabhupada,Ā 2014

TheĀ VedasĀ haveĀ definedĀ milkĀ asĀ comingĀ fromĀ protectedĀ cowsĀ that areĀ lovedĀ asĀ familyĀ members.Ā TheyĀ roamĀ theĀ pasturesĀ grazingĀ on freshĀ grassesĀ toĀ theirĀ heart’sĀ content.Ā TheyĀ areĀ lovinglyĀ milkedĀ byĀ handĀ and
inĀ reciprocation,Ā giveĀ theirĀ milkĀ withĀ love.Ā SuchĀ milkĀ isĀ theĀ onlyĀ foodĀ that
isĀ givenĀ outĀ ofĀ love.Ā TheĀ rishisĀ ofĀ yoreĀ wouldĀ alwaysĀ comeĀ toĀ aĀ grhastha
homeĀ toĀ getĀ aĀ cupĀ ofĀ thisĀ milkĀ whichĀ nourishesĀ theĀ finerĀ tissuesĀ ofĀ the
brain.

FactoryĀ farmingĀ inĀ theĀ 21stĀ CenturyĀ isĀ soĀ unhealthyĀ thatĀ theĀ cowsĀ are
continuallyĀ sick.Ā TheyĀ doĀ notĀ eatĀ grass,Ā butĀ areĀ fedĀ geneticallyĀ modified
cornĀ andĀ soyĀ lacedĀ withĀ antibioticsĀ toĀ killĀ theĀ toxicĀ organismsĀ asĀ aĀ result
ofĀ theirĀ diet,Ā bovineĀ growthĀ hormonesĀ soĀ theyĀ willĀ matureĀ rapidly,Ā andĀ other
productsĀ thatĀ canĀ causeĀ madĀ cowĀ disease.

InĀ orderĀ toĀ giveĀ milk,Ā cowsĀ mustĀ bearĀ aĀ calf.Ā AsĀ soonĀ asĀ aĀ calfĀ isĀ born,Ā the
cowsĀ areĀ immediatelyĀ artificiallyĀ impregnatedĀ theĀ sameĀ dayĀ andĀ theirĀ calves
areĀ takenĀ fromĀ them.Ā MaleĀ calvesĀ areĀ putĀ inĀ tinyĀ cratesĀ toĀ becomeĀ vealĀ and
theirĀ stomachĀ liningĀ isĀ usedĀ asĀ rennetĀ toĀ makeĀ cheese.Ā TheĀ cowsĀ cryĀ inĀ agony
whenĀ theirĀ calvesĀ areĀ forciblyĀ takenĀ away.Ā TheyĀ liveĀ inĀ concentrationĀ camps
chainedĀ toĀ theĀ feedingĀ toughĀ whereĀ theyĀ can’tĀ evenĀ turnĀ theirĀ head.
TheĀ lifeĀ expectancyĀ ofĀ suchĀ exploitedĀ andĀ torturedĀ cowsĀ isĀ 3-5
yearsĀ afterĀ whichĀ theyĀ areĀ sentĀ toĀ beĀ slaughtered.Ā TheĀ normal
lifeĀ expectancyĀ ofĀ cowsĀ andĀ bullsĀ areĀ 18-20Ā years.Ā TheĀ milkĀ is
subsidizedĀ byĀ theĀ saleĀ ofĀ animalsĀ toĀ theĀ abattoirs,Ā toĀ keepĀ costsĀ downĀ and
milkĀ pricesĀ low.

StudyĀ afterĀ studyĀ hasĀ shownĀ thatĀ thisĀ liquidĀ masqueradingĀ as
milkĀ causesĀ allĀ kindsĀ ofĀ disease.Ā WhenĀ genuineĀ cowĀ milkĀ isĀ taken
instead,Ā theĀ bodyĀ respondsĀ favorablyĀ andĀ diseaseĀ vanishes.
Clearly,Ā theĀ whiteĀ liquidĀ extractedĀ byĀ machineĀ fromĀ cowsĀ andĀ lacedĀ with
harmfulĀ chemicalsĀ isĀ notĀ milkĀ accordingĀ toĀ theĀ VedicĀ version.Ā Shockingly,
todayĀ IndiaĀ exportsĀ moreĀ beefĀ thanĀ anyĀ otherĀ countryĀ inĀ theĀ world,Ā even
surpassingĀ Brazil,Ā Australia,Ā andĀ theĀ USA.Ā Sadly,Ā almostĀ allĀ ofĀ theseĀ cows
wereĀ retiredĀ dairyĀ animals.
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“Without protection of cows, brahminical culture cannot be maintained; and without brahminical culture, the aim of life cannot be fulfilled.” – Srila Prabhupad SB 8.24.5 puport

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