[PADA: Apparently, its not only Australian gurus like Devamrta and his cohorts who are promoting "diets without milk products." More GBC gurus are found promoting that agenda. Meanwhile the entire "cow protection program" that Srila Prabhupada wanted has all but vanished, with many of the former farms now shut down -- and most remaining ones struggling to stay afloat. Of course, we have protested these problems all along for 35 years.
Simultaneously, the GBC is allegedly spending $20,000,000 ($20m) on lawyers to sue the ritviks, because their real important priority program is to "feed and protect lawyers" and makes sure lawyers have mansions and fancy cars, whereas cows are not important, lawyers are.
Yep, its the "save the poor lawyers program" but "the poor cows," well they do not care about them so much? How did you guess, the GBC guru lover's club leaders from the UK now say I am bogus for protesting all these things for 35 years. Yep, save the lawyers and make cows suffer, and no one should object, told ya! The good news is, we are getting thousands of people to agree with us -- that this agenda is wrong. ys pd]
Veganism Within ISKCON
BY: TUSTA DAS
Upon approaching a bowl of what looked like water with Tulsi manjaris I helped myself to the liquid, unsure as to why it looked unusual, as caranamrta is normally white like yogurt. The liquid was, in fact, the Vegan version of caranamrta. I asked why this has changed, and the answer came that: "Sivarama Swami wants us to follow a Vegan diet, as he doesn't agree with the treatment of the dairy cows".
My understanding is that for any milk taken from the animals and offered to Krishna, the cow gets spiritual benefits from such acts. Why change what has been established by Srila Prabhupada? Back in the early days in New York, devotees were urged to offer milk to the Deities that had fish oil in it and when questioned, Srila Prabhupada replied by saying, 'Krishna wants milk'.
Everything in this Kali yuga is contaminated. We can't seem to buy produce without having some animal ingredients or chemical ingredients, so why is Sivarama Swami depriving the Deities and devotees from having milk, because he personally feels it's not right?
Srila Prabhupada wrote in the Light of the Bhagavata that protection and grazing ground for the cows are the essential needs for society and the welfare of people in general. The animal fat required for the human body can be well derived from cow's milk.
Less intelligent people underestimate the value of cow's milk, which is called Gorasa, or the juice from the body of the cow. Milk is the most valuable form of Gorasa, and from milk we can prepare many important and valuable foodstuffs for the upkeep of the body.
All of you who have decided to adopt a Vegan diet unless for health reasons, please consider what Srila Prabhupada said and help the cows. Give Krishna what He wants, not what you want.
Veganism Within ISKCON
BY: TUSTA DAS
Upon approaching a bowl of what looked like water with Tulsi manjaris I helped myself to the liquid, unsure as to why it looked unusual, as caranamrta is normally white like yogurt. The liquid was, in fact, the Vegan version of caranamrta. I asked why this has changed, and the answer came that: "Sivarama Swami wants us to follow a Vegan diet, as he doesn't agree with the treatment of the dairy cows".
My understanding is that for any milk taken from the animals and offered to Krishna, the cow gets spiritual benefits from such acts. Why change what has been established by Srila Prabhupada? Back in the early days in New York, devotees were urged to offer milk to the Deities that had fish oil in it and when questioned, Srila Prabhupada replied by saying, 'Krishna wants milk'.
Everything in this Kali yuga is contaminated. We can't seem to buy produce without having some animal ingredients or chemical ingredients, so why is Sivarama Swami depriving the Deities and devotees from having milk, because he personally feels it's not right?
Srila Prabhupada wrote in the Light of the Bhagavata that protection and grazing ground for the cows are the essential needs for society and the welfare of people in general. The animal fat required for the human body can be well derived from cow's milk.
Less intelligent people underestimate the value of cow's milk, which is called Gorasa, or the juice from the body of the cow. Milk is the most valuable form of Gorasa, and from milk we can prepare many important and valuable foodstuffs for the upkeep of the body.
All of you who have decided to adopt a Vegan diet unless for health reasons, please consider what Srila Prabhupada said and help the cows. Give Krishna what He wants, not what you want.
Tusta Das is so right! Obviously he has an intelligent brain from drinking cow's milk. Sivarama Swami on the other hand if he preaches against using milk other than for lactose intolerant reasons sounds like his brain is made out of stool, and not cow stool because that would be too much in the mode of goodness for him.
ReplyDeleteHARE KRSNA--Yes Prabhu,you are right.Srila Prabhupada states that drinking milk creates special tissues in the brain (better brains),whereby devotees can better understand God (SRI KRSNA).I see the vegan movement within ISKCON coming from frauds like Radhanatha and I can only see an ordinary man trying to look better than even Srila Prabhupada.Sivarama Swami is obviously another idiot. ALL GLORIES TO HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C.BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA!
ReplyDeleteSRS, also known as Sivarama "Swami", has written imaginary books describing the pastimes of the gopis. This is specifically forbidden in the Vedas for anyone to do. Yet he thinks HE can! Lord Caitanya would never even allow anyone to approach him who wrote such nonsense.
ReplyDeleteDoes SRS think he is better than Prabhupada because he is writing books on the imaginary topics of the gopis, books Prabhupada said never to write, and does he think he is better than Prabhupada because he does not drink milk, milk that Srila Prabhupada said should be drank hot? And above all else, does he think he is pleasing Lord Krishna by NOT offering him all kinds of milk products and taking the remnants as prasadam? What kind of offerings are they making at SRS land, tofu smoothies? Fried tofu in vegetable oil? Pakoras fried in corn oil? Puris fried in soybean oil? Capatis and rice buttered with margarine? Dahl and subji chaunced with canola oil? Hare Krishna!