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The Mother

Structure. The Mother. Introduction Quotations from Scriptures and Personalities Cow – unlimited benefits to the society Current situation Responsibility of Persons/ Solutions Conclusion. Introduction. Who is mother? And Who is a father? Role of a mother

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The Mother

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  1. Structure The Mother Introduction Quotations from Scriptures and Personalities Cow – unlimited benefits to the society Current situation Responsibility of Persons/ Solutions Conclusion

  2. Introduction • Who is mother? And Who is a father? • Role of a mother • Common Man…too enamored by movies, cricket, love affairs, drinks, politics and fun.

  3. Mother • It is interesting to note that the Greek word gaia and Sanskrit word gau refer both to the earth and to cows.

  4. Introduction • Wider dimension of understanding of the society seems to be completely neglected: • Sociology • Human behavior • Culture • Art • Drama • Music • Theater • Doodh doodh doodh song background

  5. Introduction • In the centuries old cow economy, nearly all basic necessities of life were woven around pivotal Cow: • Farming and manure • Food and nourishment • Transport • Fuel • Housing & • Medicinal Usage

  6. Quotes by Scriptures & Personalities/ Acaryas SrilaPrabhupada • To Kill Cows means to end Human Civilization. S.B 1.4.9 • Killing of animals is a symptom of barbarian society. SB 1.9.26 • The basic principle of economic development is centered on land and cows. SB 1.10.4 • The cow is beneficial because one can draw religious principles from her. SB 1.17.3

  7. Srila Prabhupada • Foolish people do not know how one earns happiness by making the cows and bulls happy, but it is a fact by the law of nature. Let us take it from the authority of Srimad Bhagavatam and adopt the principles for the total happiness of humanity. REF. SB 1.17.3

  8. Srila Prabhupada • For the proper pursuit of human happiness, there must be arrangements for the protection of cows. SB 10.5.26 • According to scriptures also, there are seven mothers: (1) the real mother, (2) the wife of the spiritual master, (3) the wife of a brähmaëa, (4) the wife of the king, (5) the cow, (6) the nurse, and (7) the earth. All of them are mothers. SB 10.5.26

  9. Srila Prabhupada • The bull is the emblem of the moral principle, and the cow is the representative of the earth. When the bull and the cow are in a joyful mood, it is to be understood that the people of the world are also in a joyful mood. The reason is that the bull helps production of grains in the agricultural field, and the cow delivers milk, the miracle of aggregate food values.

  10. Srila Prabhupada As long as human society continues to allow cows to be regularly killed in slaughterhouses, there cannot be any question of peace and prosperity. Those sinful persons who are ignorant of actual religious principles, yet consider themselves to be completely pious, without compunction commit violence against innocent animals who are fully trusting in them. In their next lives, such sinful persons will be eaten by the same creatures they have killed in this world. SB 11.5.14

  11. Srila Prabhupada Descriptions of the Lord are the right medicine for the conditioned soul undergoing repeated birth and death. Therefore, who will cease hearing such glorification of the Lord except a butcher or one who is killing his own self? Pasu-ghnat—either a butcher or one who is killing his own personal existence. SB 10.1.4

  12. Mahatma Gandhi A nation could be judged by the way it treats its animals. If there is an option to choose between Independence and prevention of Cow Slaughter, I would choose the latter, for its protection shall open all means to achieve true independence.

  13. Mahatma Gandhi Hindus will be judged not by their TILAKS, not by the correct chanting of MANTRAS, not by their pilgrimages, not by their most punctilious observances of caste rules, but their ability to protect the cow.320 My ambition is no less than to see the principle of cowprotection established throughout the world. 324

  14. Mahatma Gandhi To amass money and dole out charity does not connote real business capacity. To know how to preserve cattle, to impart this knowledge to the millions, to live up to the ideal oneself, and to spend money on this endeavour is real business.327 This soulless economy has no place in India. Cow-slaughter can never be stopped by law. MM-388 But lit me reiterate….that legislative prohibition is the smallest part of any programme of cowprotection. 

  15. Quotes • “May the cow come to our house and benefit us. May she happily stay in our cowshed and surcharge the whole atmosphere with her beautiful sounds. May the cow give us her milk early in the morning, to be used for the worship of the almighty Supersoul” • [Rg Veda]

  16. Cow – unlimited benefits to the society • Farming and manure - urine • Food and nourishment • Transport & Fuel • Housing & Medicinal Usage

  17. Mother Cow • Cow Urine • Cow dung • Cow dung Ash • Milk and its Derivatives • Hide • Horns • Tail/ Switch

  18. Cow urine • Medicinal usage – US Patent • Making Colors – Indian Yellow

  19. US discovers Cow Dung as fuel With oil prices soaring and calls for increasing renewable supply of energy sources in the United States, some Americans have discovered what Indian villagers have long known -- dried cowdung made into "pies" can be used as fuel apart from its use as manure. Tuesday, August 23 2005 The Panda Group Company of Dallas said it will realize an energy savings equivalent to 1,000 barrels of oil per day turning manure and cotton gin waste into clean-burning fuel to power the plant.Tuesday, August 23 2005

  20. Other uses of Cow Dung Dhoop Ash Cleaning utensils Storage of food Grains Medicinal usage

  21. Current Scenario In a country like Malaysia, 80 per cent of its beef imports requirement now in the form of buffalo meat purchased from India. Another market likely to register a pick-up is Egypt. In New Delhi, dairies are responsible for most of the 35,000 stray cattle who roam the streets. In an attempt to remove them from the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is auctioning off these cows, but the source of the problem is the cruelty infested dairy industry. --PETA

  22. Current Scenario Right now, there are 36,000 slaughterhouses, of which 10 are highly automated, where daily 250,000 animals are hacked. Alkabir (Hyderabad) alone is licensed to kill 600,000 a year, but Deonar (Mumbai) kills 120,000 cows and 60,000 buffalos. Calcutta located slaughterhouse kills 1,200,000 cows and buffalos per year.

  23. Current Scenario This mechanized slaughterhouse is located 15 miles from Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, on 300 acre land. Slaughterhouses don't kill animals only; they also murder 'humanity.'

  24. Current Scenario • India is the only country in world that provides in its Constitution for mercy and care of the animals. • According to its laws, only those animals can be slain, which are older than 16 years of age, and are useless. However, now meat of young healthy buffalos between 4 months and one year is allowed for exports.

  25. Current Scenario • Meat of one cow/buffalo is worth Rs. 20,000. However, the same animal may produce, in its 18 years of life span, goods (milk, butter, and manure) worth Rs. 300,000. Thus, the country has to suffer a loss of Rs. 280,000 for each animal slaughtered. • We get foreign exchange for meat. However, we also pay foreign exchange for chemical fertilizers, manure, urea, milk powders, etc. which cost several times the price of meats. Then why export meat?

  26. Current Scenario • The government encourages certain businesses-industries with financial supports. The government has announced 100% supports for opening new slaughterhouses, and the agriculture department has already approved several slaughterhouses. The Indian meat fetches only 40% of international prices. Then what is the meaning of supporting this industry?

  27. Current Scenario The government argues that if we don't kill the animals, their population will go on increasing. However, according to the same statistics, the number of animals per capita is rapidly decreasing. 4 new Slaughter houses in Hyderabad soon at the cost of 45.9 Cr! And who’s money? (Tax payers money)!

  28. Current Scenario • The world trend is towards vegetarianism. The developed countries are learning the dangers of meat-eating. Britain has not opened any new slaughterhouse since 1980, whereas the Indian government is opening new slaughterhouses and modernizing the older ones. • According to laws enacted to prevent cruelty to animals, it is considered a crime to treat any animal with cruelty (beating, over-burdening, inflicting pain, etc.). At the same time, however, butchering them is permitted! Does this make any sense?

  29. Solution One who becomes virasana takes the vow to stand all night with a sword to give protection to the cows. SB 9.2.3 Center to Cow Protection is to protect Bulls! Bulls means agrarian based communties. Agriculture and Cow Protection There is need for Goshalas and grazing fields, not slaughterhouses.

  30. What can we do now? Individual Responsibilities Learn about Cows, use of Cow dung, Cow urine, Milk and its derivatives. Associate with devotees who are “Working for change”. Start using Cow products in daily life. Start adopting “Simple Living – High thinking” technologies in daily life. Visit Varnasrama communities try living there at least for sometime and practically understand Cow protection and Krishna Consciousness.

  31. Individual Responsibilities • Try making a contribution in whatever way to help develop such farm communities. • Try making monetary contribution to “Adopt a Cow” program at such farm communities. • Write articles, paint, talk about it and thus develop the missionary zeal.

  32. Individual Responsibilities Understand how families can stay in Varnasrama communities and one day plan to live in such an atmosphere, is what we are to do once we are interested in cows. Make a Beginning: Visit www.varnasrama.org JAI GAU MATA

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