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Don't mistake a Hare Krishna' s life for false renuouncing. In this age nobody (very rarely) can fully detach from sex life, we do not falsely renounce anything. That is not Krishna Consciousness. I would say, become Giselle's "guru" and teach her about Krishna Consciousness as Srila Prabhupada taught. Engage your senses and do not try to falsely renounce and be a "show bottle" devotee. Better to be a humble devotee struggling with sex life, and living up to proper house holder life in Krishna Consciousness. Than to be a Charlitan Brahmacari Brahmana in the temple.

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Prabhupada: In Allahabad I was keeping cow, there was facility................... Prabhupada: Plan is that we have got woods. Cut the woods, make small cottages, and engage them for growing fruits, flowers, grains, and make the complete arrangement nicely. Water... Hari-sauri: Irrigation. Prabhupada: In this way make it ever green. Bhagavan: There was a question about the cows, that at what point should the calf be separated from the mother. Because sometimes when the calf is separated, the mother, she cries. Prabhupada: No, they should not be taken away. Bhagavan: Shouldn't be. Hari-sauri: I think in all our farms they do that. Bhagavan: I heard in New Vrindaban they took them away very early. Hari-sauri: The problem is that the calves drink so much milk that they become very sick, so they have to separate. Prabhupada: Therefore they should not be allowed always. Once in a day, that's all. Hari-sauri: Oh. Prabhupada: Not too much allowed, but once. At least while milking they should be allowed to drink little milk, and that will encourage the mother to deliver more milk. Hari-sauri: Oh. At the same time they're milking the cow, the calf can come. Prabhupada: Yes. They can bring it milk. And while milking, the calf may be standing before the mother. Hari-sauri: They do that in India. Prabhupada: So she will not be sorry. Completely separation is not good. And after birth at least for one week the calf should be allowed. Because after this giving birth the milk is not fit for human consumption. The calf should not be allowed to eat more, but at the same time the mother must see once, twice, then it will be all right. Of course, we are born in big, big towns, we do not know, but I know this is the process. In Allahabad I was keeping cow, there was facility. copy and paste into browzer window the below link for a picture of Srila Prabhupada under a tree with early disciples and Cow in the background [image]http://./photos/prabhupada_with_cow_param/prabhupadaparam.html[/image]

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Protect a Cow distributes Srila Prabhupada's Light of the Bhagavat Cow Manifesto for mass consumption at the Pennsylvania State University and State College Pennsylvania. Student population = 40,000. 200 Light of the Bhagavat/Cow Manifestos sold, 6 Prabhupada style Back to Godhead Magazines sold. Plastered the Campus with innumeral Protectacow Flyers with directions and mission statement to Prabhupada's Gita Nagari. Click here to see a small gallery of the day's events...

Protectacow Exclusive! Srila Prabhupada's first article written about his mission in the west sept.22,1965 Butler Eagle, Pennsylvania Protectacow Archives Exclusive! CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE SPOT! EXCLUSIVE! WITH MORE! PHOTOS TOO! Excerpt from article: "Life and Milk of Cow" is all-important to the Swamiji's way of life; all else is artificial, he claims. The Following First Article Written about A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada arrival and Mission in the West., was obtained through work with the Butler Eagle News Paper in Butler,Pa., Prabhupada's first residence after arriving from India in 1965. Prabhupada's great desire to preach the mission of Love of God to all in the english speaking countries, started here, and after only 5 days after arriving from a harrowing voyage by freighter, he was being interviewed as starting a............... "My mission is to revive a people's God-conciousness." "Life and Milk of Cow" /images/graemlins/grin.gif image:http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/acarya/butler.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gifCLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE EXCLUSIVE PROTECTACOW SPOT! WITH MORE! PHOTOS TOO!MEET THE COWS!

Protectacow Exclusive! Srila Prabhupada's first article written about his mission in the west sept.22,1965 Butler Eagle, Pennsylvania Protectacow Archives Exclusive! CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE SPOT! EXCLUSIVE! WITH MORE! PHOTOS TOO! Excerpt from article: "Life and Milk of Cow" is all-important to the Swamiji's way of life; all else is artificial, he claims. The Following First Article Written about A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada arrival and Mission in the West., was obtained through work with the Butler Eagle News Paper in Butler,Pa., Prabhupada's first residence after arriving from India in 1965. Prabhupada's great desire to preach the mission of Love of God to all in the english speaking countries, started here, and after only 5 days after arriving from a harrowing voyage by freighter, he was being interviewed as starting a............... "My mission is to revive a people's God-conciousness." "Life and Milk of Cow" /images/graemlins/grin.gif image:http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/acarya/butler.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gifCLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE EXCLUSIVE PROTECTACOW SPOT! WITH MORE! PHOTOS TOO!MEET THE COWS!

To kill cows means to end human civilization. Srimad Bhagavatam canto one chapter four verse nine sb:1:4:9 Bhaktivedanta Swami archives Srimad Bhagavatam canto one chapter four verse nine sb:1:4:9 Bhaktivedanta Swami archives abhimanyu-sutam suta prahur bhagavatottamam tasya janma mahascaryam karmani ca grnihi nah abhimanyu-sutam--the son of Abhimanyu; suta--O Suta; prahuh--is said to be; bhagavata-uttamam--the first-class devotee of the Lord; tasya--his; janma--birth; maha-ascaryam--very wonderful; karmani--activities; ca--and; grnihi--please speak to; nah--us. TRANSLATION It is said that Maharaja Pariksit is a great first-class devotee of the Lord and that his birth and activities are all wonderful. Please tell us about him. PURPORT The birth of Maharaja Pariksit is wonderful because in the womb of his mother he was protected by the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna. His activities are also wonderful because he chastised Kali, who was attempting to kill a cow. To kill cows means to end human civilization. He wanted to protect the cow from being killed by the great representative of sin. His death is also wonderful because he got previous notice of his death, which is wonderful for any mortal being, and thus he prepared himself for passing away by sitting down on the bank of the Ganges and hearing the transcendental activities of the Lord. During all the days he heard Bhagavatam, he did not take food or drink, nor did he sleep a moment. So everything about him is wonderful, and his activities are worth hearing attentively. Desire is expressed herein to hear about him in detail

Dvaraka was surrounded by flower gardens and fruit orchards along with reservoirs of water and growing lotuses. There is no mention of mills and factories supported by slaughterhouses , which are the necessary paraphernalia of the modern metropolis . Srimad Bhagavatam canto one chapter eleven verse twelve sb1:11:12 http://krishnaculture.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000002/PUZ5-Krishna-Cow-01.jpg Click this link to go directly to the entire verse and purport and more from Srila Prabhupada, our Cow Protector in Chief under the Supreme Cow Protector GO -vinda

But he (Lord Buddha) rejected it outwardly because the sura-dvisa, or the demons who are always envious of the devotees of Godhead, try to support cow-killing or animal-killing from the pages of the Vedas We are glad that people are taking interest in the nonviolent movement of Lord Buddha. But will they take the matter very seriously and close the animal slaughterhouses altogether? If not, there is no meaning to the ahimsa cult. Srimad Bhagavatam canto one chapter three verse twenty four sb1:3:24 Bhaktivedanta Swami archives tatah kalau sampravrtte sammohaya sura-dvisam buddho namnanjana-sutah kikatesu bhavisyati tatah--thereafter; kalau--the age of Kali; sampravrtte--having ensued; sammohaya--for the purpose of deluding; sura--the theists; dvisam--those who are envious; buddhah--Lord Buddha; namna--of the name; anjana-sutah--whose mother was Anjana; kikatesu--in the province of Gaya (Bihar); bhavisyati--will take place. TRANSLATION Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Anjana, in the province of Gaya, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist. PURPORT Lord Buddha, a powerful incarnation of the Personality of Godhead, appeared in the province of Gaya (Bihar) as the son of Anjana, and he preached his own conception of nonviolence and deprecated even the animal sacrifices sanctioned in the Vedas. At the time when Lord Buddha appeared, the people in general were atheistic and preferred animal flesh to anything else. On the plea of Vedic sacrifice, every place was practically turned into a slaughterhouse, and animal-killing was indulged in unrestrictedly. Lord Buddha preached nonviolence, taking pity on the poor animals. He preached that he did not believe in the tenets of the Vedas and stressed the adverse psychological effects incurred by animal-killing. Less intelligent men of the age of Kali, who had no faith in God, followed his principle, and for the time being they were trained in moral discipline and nonviolence, the preliminary steps for proceeding further on the path of God realization. He deluded the atheists because such atheists who followed his principles did not believe in God, but they kept their absolute faith in Lord Buddha, who himself was the incarnation of God. Thus the faithless people were made to believe in God in the form of Lord Buddha. That was the mercy of Lord Buddha: he made the faithless faithful to him. Killing of animals before the advent of Lord Buddha was the most prominent feature of the society. People claimed that these were Vedic sacrifices. When the Vedas are not accepted through the authoritative disciplic succession, the casual readers of the Vedas are misled by the flowery language of that system of knowledge. In the Bhagavad-gita a comment has been made on such foolish scholars (avipascitah). The foolish scholars of Vedic literature who do not care to receive the transcendental message through the transcendental realized sources of disciplic succession are sure to be bewildered. To them, the ritualistic ceremonies are considered to be all in all. They have no depth of knowledge. According to the Bhagavad-gita (15.15), vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah: the whole system of the Vedas is to lead one gradually to the path of the Supreme Lord. The whole theme of Vedic literature is to know the Supreme Lord, the individual soul, the cosmic situation and the relation between all these items. When the relation is known, the relative function begins, and as a result of such a function the ultimate goal of life or going back to Godhead takes place in the easiest manner. Unfortunately, unauthorized scholars of the Vedas become captivated by the purificatory ceremonies only, and natural progress is thereby checked. To such bewildered persons of atheistic propensity, Lord Buddha is the emblem of theism. He therefore first of all wanted to check the habit of animal-killing. The animal-killers are dangerous elements on the path going back to Godhead. There are two types of animal-killers. The soul is also sometimes called the "animal" or the living being. Therefore, both the slaughterer of animals and those who have lost their identity of soul are animal-killers. Maharaja Pariksit said that only the animal-killer cannot relish the transcendental message of the Supreme Lord. Therefore if people are to be educated to the path of Godhead, they must be taught first and foremost to stop the process of animal-killing as above mentioned. It is nonsensical to say that animal-killing has nothing to do with spiritual realization. By this dangerous theory many so-called sannyasis have sprung up by the grace of Kali-yuga who preach animal-killing under the garb of the Vedas. The subject matter has already been discussed in the conversation between Lord Caitanya and Maulana Chand Kazi Shaheb. The animal sacrifice as stated in the Vedas is different from the unrestricted animal-killing in the slaughterhouse. Because the asuras or the so-called scholars of Vedic literatures put forward the evidence of animal-killing in the Vedas, Lord Buddha superficially denied the authority of the Vedas. This rejection of the Vedas by Lord Buddha was adopted in order to save people from the vice of animal-killing as well as to save the poor animals from the slaughtering process of their big brothers who clamor for universal brotherhood, peace, justice and equity. There is no justice when there is animal-killing. Lord Buddha wanted to stop it completely, and therefore his cult of ahimsa was propagated not only in India but also outside the country. Technically Lord Buddha's philosophy is called atheistic because there is no acceptance of the Supreme Lord and because that system of philosophy denied the authority of the Vedas. But that is an act of camouflage by the Lord. Lord Buddha is the incarnation of Godhead. As such, he is the original propounder of Vedic knowledge. He therefore cannot reject Vedic philosophy. But he rejected it outwardly because the sura-dvisa, or the demons who are always envious of the devotees of Godhead, try to support cow-killing or animal-killing from the pages of the Vedas, and this is now being done by the modernized sannyasis. Lord Buddha had to reject the authority of the Vedas altogether. This is simply technical, and had it not been so he would not have been so accepted as the incarnation of Godhead. Nor would he have been worshiped in the transcendental songs of the poet Jayadeva, who is a Vaisnava acarya. Lord Buddha preached the preliminary principles of the Vedas in a manner suitable for the time being (and so also did Sankaracarya) to establish the authority of the Vedas. Therefore both Lord Buddha and Acarya Sankara paved the path of theism, and Vaisnava acaryas, specifically Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, led the people on the path towards a realization of going back to Godhead. We are glad that people are taking interest in the nonviolent movement of Lord Buddha. But will they take the matter very seriously and close the animal slaughterhouses altogether? If not, there is no meaning to the ahimsa cult. Srimad-Bhagavatam was composed just prior to the beginning of the age of Kali (about five thousand years ago), and Lord Buddha appeared about twenty-six hundred years ago. Therefore in the Srimad-Bhagavatam Lord Buddha is foretold. Such is the authority of this clear scripture. There are many such prophecies, and they are being fulfilled one after another. They will indicate the positive standing of Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is without trace of mistake, illusion, cheating and imperfection, which are the four flaws of all conditioned souls. The liberated souls are above these flaws; therefore they can see and foretell things which are to take place on distant future dates.

Prabhupada: In Allahabad I was keeping cow, there was facility................... Prabhupada: Plan is that we have got woods. Cut the woods, make small cottages, and engage them for growing fruits, flowers, grains, and make the complete arrangement nicely. Water... Hari-sauri: Irrigation. Prabhupada: In this way make it ever green. Bhagavan: There was a question about the cows, that at what point should the calf be separated from the mother. Because sometimes when the calf is separated, the mother, she cries. Prabhupada: No, they should not be taken away. Bhagavan: Shouldn't be. Hari-sauri: I think in all our farms they do that. Bhagavan: I heard in New Vrindaban they took them away very early. Hari-sauri: The problem is that the calves drink so much milk that they become very sick, so they have to separate. Prabhupada: Therefore they should not be allowed always. Once in a day, that's all. Hari-sauri: Oh. Prabhupada: Not too much allowed, but once. At least while milking they should be allowed to drink little milk, and that will encourage the mother to deliver more milk. Hari-sauri: Oh. At the same time they're milking the cow, the calf can come. Prabhupada: Yes. They can bring it milk. And while milking, the calf may be standing before the mother. Hari-sauri: They do that in India. Prabhupada: So she will not be sorry. Completely separation is not good. And after birth at least for one week the calf should be allowed. Because after this giving birth the milk is not fit for human consumption. The calf should not be allowed to eat more, but at the same time the mother must see once, twice, then it will be all right. Of course, we are born in big, big towns, we do not know, but I know this is the process. In Allahabad I was keeping cow, there was facility. copy and paste into browzer window the below link for a picture of Srila Prabhupada under a tree with early disciples and Cow in the background [image]http://./photos/prabhupada_with_cow_param/prabhupadaparam.html[/image]

According to scriptures also, there are seven mothers: (1) the real mother, (2) the wife of the spiritual master, (3) the wife of a brahmana, (4) the wife of the king, (5) the cow, (6) the nurse, and (7) the earth. All of them are mothers. Srimad Bhagavatam canto one chapter eleven verse twenty eight Srimad Bhagavatam canto one chapter eleven verse twenty eight sb 1:11:28 Protectacow Bhaktivedanta Swami arcives pravistas tu grham pitroh parisvaktah sva-matrbhih vavande sirasa sapta devaki-pramukha muda pravistah--after entering; tu--but; grham--houses; pitroh--of the father; parisvaktah--embraced; sva-matrbhih--by His own mothers; vavande--offered obeisances; sirasa--His head; sapta--seven; devaki--Devaki; pramukha--headed by; muda--gladly. TRANSLATION After entering the house of His father, He was embraced by the mothers present, and the Lord offered His obeisances unto them by placing His head at their feet. The mothers were headed by Devaki [His real mother]. PURPORT It appears that Vasudeva, the father of Lord Krsna, had completely separate residential quarters where he lived with his eighteen wives, out of whom Srimati Devaki is the real mother of Lord Krsna. But in spite of this, all other stepmothers were equally affectionate to Him, as will be evident from the following verse. Lord Krsna also did not distinguish His real mother from His stepmothers, and He equally offered His obeisances unto all the wives of Vasudeva present on the occasion. According to scriptures also, there are seven mothers: (1) the real mother, (2) the wife of the spiritual master, (3) the wife of a brahmana, (4) the wife of the king, (5) the cow, (6) the nurse, and (7) the earth. All of them are mothers. Even by this injunction of the sastras, the stepmother, who is the wife of the father, is also as good as the mother because the father is also one of the spiritual masters. Lord Krsna, the Lord of the universe, plays the part of an ideal son just to teach others how to treat their stepmothers.

The Lord is specifically the protector of the cows and the brahmanas, and hence He enhances the prosperity of the world. Srimad Bhagavatam canto one chapter twelve verse nineteen Maharaja Pariksit was actually an ideal saintly king because while touring his kingdom he happened to see that a poor cow was about to be killed by the personified Kali, whom he at once took to task as a murderer. Srimad Bhagavatam canto one chapter twelve verse nineteen sb1:12:19 Bhaktivedanta Swami Protectacow archives brahmana ucuh partha prajavita saksad iksvakur iva manavah brahmanyah satya-sandhas ca ramo dasarathir yatha brahmanah--the good brahmanas; ucuh--said; partha--O son of Prtha (Kunti); praja--those who are born; avita--maintainer; saksat--directly; iksvakuh iva--exactly like King Iksvaku; manavah--son of Manu; brahmanyah--followers and respectful to the brahmanas; satya-sandhah--truthful by promise; ca--also; ramah--the Personality of Godhead Rama; dasarathih--the son of Maharaja Dasaratha; yatha--like Him. TRANSLATION The learned brahmanas said: O son of Prtha, this child shall be exactly like King Iksvaku, son of Manu, in maintaining all those who are born. And as for following the brahminical principles, especially in being true to his promise, he shall be exactly like Rama, the Personality of Godhead, the son of Maharaja Dasaratha. PURPORT Praja means the living being who has taken his birth in the material world. Actually the living being has no birth and no death, but because of his separation from the service of the Lord and due to his desire to lord it over material nature, he is offered a suitable body to satisfy his material desires. In doing so, one becomes conditioned by the laws of material nature, and the material body is changed in terms of his own work. The living entity thus transmigrates from one body to another in 8,400,000 species of life. But due to his being the part and parcel of the Lord, he not only is maintained with all necessaries of life by the Lord, but also is protected by the Lord and His representatives, the saintly kings. These saintly kings give protection to all the prajas, or living beings, to live and to fulfill their terms of imprisonment. Maharaja Pariksit was actually an ideal saintly king because while touring his kingdom he happened to see that a poor cow was about to be killed by the personified Kali, whom he at once took to task as a murderer. This means that even the animals were given protection by the saintly administrators, not from any sentimental point of view, but because those who have taken their birth in the material world have the right to live. All the saintly kings, beginning from the King of the sun globe down to the King of the earth, are so inclined by the influence of the Vedic literatures. The Vedic literatures are taught in higher planets also, as there is reference in the Bhagavad-gita (4.1) about the teachings to the sun-god (Vivasvan) by the Lord, and such lessons are transferred by disciplic succession, as it was done by the sun-god to his son Manu, and from Manu to Maharaja Iksvaku. There are fourteen Manus in one day of Brahma, and the Manu referred to herein is the seventh Manu, who is one of the prajapatis (those who create progeny), and he is the son of the sun-god. He is known as the Vaivasvata Manu. He had ten sons, and Maharaja Iksvaku is one of them. Maharaja Iksvaku also learned bhakti-yoga as taught in the Bhagavad-gita from his father, Manu, who got it from his father, the sun-god. Later on the teaching of the Bhagavad-gita came down by disciplic succession from Maharaja Iksvaku, but in course of time the chain was broken by unscrupulous persons, and therefore it again had to be taught to Arjuna on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra. So all the Vedic literatures are current from the very beginning of creation of the material world, and thus the Vedic literatures are known as apauruseya (not made by man). The Vedic knowledge was spoken by the Lord and first heard by Brahma, the first created living being within the universe. Maharaja Iksvaku: One of the sons of Vaivasvata Manu. He had one hundred sons. He prohibited meat eating. His son Sasada became the next king after his death. Manu: The Manu mentioned in this verse as the father of Iksvaku is the seventh Manu, of the name Vaivasvata Manu, the son of sun-god Vivasvan, to whom Lord Krsna instructed the teachings of Bhagavad-gita prior to His teaching them to Arjuna. Mankind is the descendant of Manu. This Vaivasvata Manu had ten sons, named Iksvaku, Nabhaga, Dhrsta, Saryati, Narisyanta, Nabhaga, Dista, Karusa, Prsadhra and Vasuman. The Lord's incarnation Matsya (the gigantic fish) was advented during the beginning of Vaivasvata Manu's reign. He learned the principles of Bhagavad-gita from his father, Vivasvan, the sun-god, and he reinstructed the same to his son Maharaja Iksvaku. In the beginning of the Treta-yuga the sun-god instructed devotional service to Manu, and Manu in his turn instructed it to Iksvaku for the welfare of the whole human society. Lord Rama: The Supreme Personality of Godhead incarnated Himself as Sri Rama, accepting the sonhood of His pure devotee Maharaja Dasaratha, the King of Ayodhya. Lord Rama descended along with His plenary portions, and all of them appeared as His younger brothers. In the month of Caitra on the ninth day of the growing moon in the Treta-yuga, the Lord appeared, as usual, to establish the principles of religion and to annihilate the disturbing elements. When He was just a young boy, He helped the great sage Visvamitra by killing Subahu and striking Marica, the she-demon, who was disturbing the sages in their daily discharge of duties. The brahmanas and ksatriyas are meant to cooperate for the welfare of the mass of people. The brahmana sages endeavor to enlighten the people by perfect knowledge, and the ksatriyas are meant for their protection. Lord Ramacandra is the ideal king for maintaining and protecting the highest culture of humanity, known as brahmanya-dharma. The Lord is specifically the protector of the cows and the brahmanas, and hence He enhances the prosperity of the world. He rewarded the administrative demigods by effective weapons to conquer the demons through the agency of Visvamitra. He was present in the bow sacrifice of King Janaka, and by breaking the invincible bow of Siva, He married Sitadevi, daughter of Maharaja Janaka. After His marriage He accepted exile in the forest for fourteen years by the order of His father, Maharaja Dasaratha. To help the administration of the demigods, He killed fourteen thousand demons, and by the intrigues of the demons, His wife, Sitadevi, was kidnapped by Ravana. He made friendship with Sugriva, who was helped by the Lord to kill Vali, brother of Sugriva. By the help of Lord Rama, Sugriva became the king of the Vanaras (a race of gorillas). The Lord built a floating bridge of stones on the Indian Ocean and reached Lanka, the kingdom of Ravana, who had kidnapped Sita. Later on Ravana was killed by Him, and Ravana's brother Vibhisana was installed on the throne of Lanka. Vibhisana was one of the brothers of Ravana, a demon, but Lord Rama made him immortal by His blessings. On the expiry of fourteen years, after settling the affairs at Lanka, the Lord came back to His kingdom, Ayodhya, by flower plane. He instructed His brother Satrughna to attack Lavnasura, who reigned at Mathura, and the demon was killed. He performed ten Asvamedha sacrifices, and later on He disappeared while taking a bath in the Sarayu River. The great epic Ramayana is the history of Lord Rama's activities in the world, and the authoritative Ramayana was written by the great poet Valmiki.