Protect A Cow

Farm Report Gita Nagari Port Royal Pennsylvania - February 15, 1977

Prabhupada: Yes. Farm project is very nice. Krsna gives. Krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhava-jam. This is economic problem solved. And brahmana, brain problem solved, and ksatriya, protection problem solved, and sudra, labor problem solved. Four things combined together, live peacefully, happily. Chant Hare Krsna. Introduce this farm project. In America there is enough scope. So much land is lying vacant. And if there are jungles, cut the jungles; use the wood. Just like our Virginia. Big, big jungles. You cut the woods, you get ground, open field, and utilize the logs for house-making. Food, shelter, everything there.

Evening Darśana
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February 15, 1977, Māyāpura (excerpt)

Tamala Krsna: Yes. And it's a notarized report, giving everything, the value of the farm as well as the production for one year. So I can give it to Satsvarupa.
Prabhupada: Yes. What is that? Read. Light is not sufficient.
Hari-sauri: Get that torch in the back.
Prabhupada: Torch?
Tamala Krsna: I originally composed this for Mahamsa Swami, but I thought I would bring a copy for your... You know, so when guests come. Should I read it?
Prabhupada: Yes.
Tamala Krsna: "ISKCON farm report: Port Royal, Pennsylvania, report for year 1976. ISKCON Incorporated of New York owns a prime farm in Juanita County of Pennsylvania. The land is nearly four hundred acres in size, valued at around five hundred dollars per acre, or two hundred thousand dollars. In addition the buildings on the property consist of the following: barn worth $40,000; outbuildings worth $10,000; calf barn $25,000; equipment $50,000; residential building $45,000; guesthouse and public kitchen and prasada pavilion $75,000; and silos $20,000. Total, including land, $465,000. The purpose of this land is to produce foodstuffs to meet all the needs of the farm community as well as the needs of our temples in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Another purpose is to demonstrate the principle of cow protection, as we are strict vegetarians and do not believe in slaughtering cows. Our herd of cows is Brown Swiss, and they are rated amongst the top one percent of dairy cow herds in the United States. All of the cows are pedigreed. Our farm holds fifty milk cows and fifty young cows, heifers. The milk cows milk an average of 40 kilos of milk per day in their first month of lactation and average 25 kilos per day over the whole year. We have 140 acres of crop land and 30 acres of pasture, the balance being woods, primarily hardwood, which is excellent for fuel. On our land we grow not only all the food for the residents but also for the cows. The following is the yield for 1976: corn--200 tons, soybeans--10 tons, barley--10 tons, oats--10 tons..."
Prabhupada: What do you do with the soybeans?
Tamala Krsna: The soybeans are ground and given to the cows.
Brahmananda: In the winter.
Tamala Krsna: In the wintertime. This way...
Prabhupada: They're very nutritious.
Tamala Krsna: Very nutritious. The cows give more milk according to how much nutritious foods you give them.
Prabhupada: Oh, yes.
Tamala Krsna: So much of this, what we produce, is given for the cows, because the cows cannot graze year round. Because for about four or five months there's too cold weather. Four months. So they have to have stock of food. "Oats--10 tons, wheat--10 tons." The wheat is... You tasted the capati.
Brahmananda: Excellent.
Tamala Krsna: Very tasty.
Brahmananda: Nearby there's a mill, and they grind the wheat fresh.
Prabhupada: Hm?
Brahmananda: Near to our farm is a mill where they grind the wheat fresh.
Prabhupada: Our mill?
Brahmananda: No.
Tamala Krsna: We are going to get one now. It is not difficult to have a mill. "Hay--45 tons."
Prabhupada: In India the practice was hand grind daily. The women will do that. That's exercise for them, and they keep their body fit and beautiful.
Tamala Krsna: Oxen can also grind, I think. Can oxen also?
Prabhupada: No, there is no need oxen. Individually, small grinding--chapki(?). And in the morning they chant Hare Krsna and grind. (sings) Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare... This is very nice process. Whatever they require for the day, they grind fresh. Very nice system. And actually, by this exercise, they keep their body beautiful.
Tamala Krsna: Keeps them well engaged.
Prabhupada: And engagement. Yasodamayi was doing that, even she is the queen of Nanda Maharaja, what to speak of other women. Churning milk, grinding the wheat, this is their household. We have got that picture. Full engagement. Otherwise gossiping...
Tamala Krsna: Trouble.
Prabhupada: Trouble. And whisping for laugh. That's all. (laughs) Whisping or whispering?
Tamala Krsna: Whispering.
Prabhupada: (chuckling) "Idle brain, devil's workshop." Then?
Tamala Krsna: "In the year 1976 we cultivated 5 acres of vegetables, including 24 tons of potatoes. We also have 25 beehives, which produce 100 pounds of honey per hive. There is also a fruit orchard with a 150 trees, including apples, pears, peaches, and plum trees. Lastly, we are fortunate..."
Prabhupada: Those fruits are nice fruits.
Tamala Krsna: "Lastly we are fortunate to have two natural pure water mountain springs running continuously all year. The water is being bottled and then distributed." And we take that water to New York.
Prabhupada: Very digestive.
Tamala Krsna: Oh, yes. And water sells now for a dollar a gallon now in New York. A good market.
Prabhupada: Just see.
Tamala Krsna: "So we at ISKCON farm look forward to an even more bountiful harvest in the year 1977. This is subscribed and sworn before me by a notary public." So it is official report.
Prabhupada: Very good report. It is worth seeing, worth considering our... If we develop our farms in India on this basis, it will be very nice. We have got greater land. You have got 450 acres; we have got 600. No? Now it requires development.
Tamala Krsna: Mahamsa was calling for this because he said that by showing this... He wants to get a big grant of money.
Prabhupada: They simply want money. That's all. Money will only be supplied. Let them show some work.
Tamala Krsna: Paramananda may be able to come to help there.
Prabhupada: Yes, to give them direction. It will be very nice. If Paramananda comes, we can invest money without any hesitation. He has got experience.
Tamala Krsna: Well, I'll certainly... When Adi-kesava comes here, I'll be talking to him about this point. He may be able to come in the winter time.
Prabhupada: Similarly, we can develop farm here also. Farm development is Krsna and Balarama. Krsna is tending cows, and Balarama is plowing. Therefore the plow and flute, flute for tending cows and plow for agriculture--Krsna-Balarama. In Africa also you have got good opportunity for these farm projects.
Brahmananda: Yes. Actually one of our members in Mombassa, he wanted to buy us a farm. Unfortunately Cyavana rejected it. Anyway, he went and bought the farm for eighty thousand, and now he's developed it, and it's a wonderful farm. We went there for a program. It's very productive. He has one manager, an Indian manager, and the Africans do all the work. He has cows and mangoes, growing vegetables. He's very thankful to us because we helped...
Prabhupada: Gave the idea.
Brahmananda: Yes. But he's our good friend and supporter. He will help us in Mombassa very much.
Prabhupada: Yes. Farm project is very nice. Krsna gives. Krsi-go-raksya-vanijyam vaisya-karma svabhava-jam. This is economic problem solved. And brahmana, brain problem solved, and ksatriya, protection problem solved, and sudra, labor problem solved. Four things combined together, live peacefully, happily. Chant Hare Krsna. Introduce this farm project. In America there is enough scope. So much land is lying vacant. And if there are jungles, cut the jungles; use the wood. Just like our Virginia. Big, big jungles. You cut the woods, you get ground, open field, and utilize the logs for house-making. Food, shelter, everything there. In Africa, everywhere, the nature's way. Purnam idam. Everything, complete arrangement by Krsna. We have to little work. Sarira-yatrapi ca te na prasiddhyed akarmanah. If you sit idly, then you'll starve. Otherwise everything is there. You work little and get your all necessities. Eko yo bahunam vidadhati kaman. That one person, God, He's supplying everyone whatever necessities. You have to simply work little. That is material world. In the material world you have to work. And in the spiritual world there is no question, work. Whatever you require, you desire, everything is there. Cintamani-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa. You get everything as soon as you desire it. You haven't got to work. That is spiritual world. In material world, to get your necessities you have to work. You get this flower, little working. You grow the seeds, put little water, and it will be... And in spiritual world, as soon as you desire, "I want this flower," it is ready. There also maya is working. Maya means energy, Krsna's energy. Here also energy is working. Bijo 'ham sarva-bhutanam. Krsna is preparing the seed. You have to work little. You cannot prepare the seed. That is in Krsna's hand. You cannot prepare the seed in your so-called rascals' laboratory. That is not. Is it possible.? Hm? Why now they are so much proud with their scientific knowledge? Our Svarupa Damodara is convinced this so-called scientific knowledge is bogus

Prabhupada's Gita Nagari Prophecy

Excerpt:..."At the present age the same fight between two rival parties of politicians without any guidance of the transcendental direction of Godhead is merrily going on at the expense of the innocent poor people of the world and as such Sree Krishna has descended again in the shape of Geeta Nagari with the same purposes of saving the faithful and annihilating the unbelievers as He did in the battlefield of Kurukshetra."

The Gita Nagari Prophecy of Srila Prabhupada

Back To Godhead Magazine
Volume 3, Part 6, May 20, 1956
VOLUME III PART VI
Delhi, Sunday 20th May 1956
By Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada

excerpts:  At the present age the same fight between two rival parties of politicians without any guidance of the transcendental direction of Godhead is merrily going on at the expense of the innocent poor people of the world and as such Sree Krishna has descended again in the shape of Geeta Nagari with the same purposes of saving the faithful and annihilating the unbelievers as He did in the battlefield of Kurukshetra...The Geeta Nagari will therefore be the main preaching centre of the Supreme Authority of Sree Krishna the Personality of Godhead...It is therefore desired that the authorities who shall guide the activities of the Geeta Nagari may make such organised effort as will help this mission of the Geeta Nagari on a permanent basis.

Save Time for Krishna Consciousness by Farming, Growing our Food, Protecting Cows, Producing Necessities of Human Life

A compilation of Srila Prabhupada's Quotes on saving time for Krishna Consciousness Activities by farming ...

Room Conversation
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January 31, 1977, Bhuvaneśvara

We should not be attracted by the modern city life. Simplified life. Save time and utilize for advancing in Krsna consciousness. That is perfect life. Just like Vrndavana. Vrndavana life means agriculturist, cowherd boys, uneducated girls, cows and calves, and tree, fruits. This is Vrndavana. The center is Krsna...

 

Room Conversation Hyderabad, August 20, 1976

Vrndavana, October 6, 1977

Paramananda: We're always feeling your presence very strongly, Srila Prabhupada, simply by your teachings and your instructions. We're always meditating on your instructions.
Prabhupada: Thank you. That is the real presence. Physical presence is not important.

 

We want to introduce this farm project means intense love for Krsna.

Room Conversation
                                  
                    Bhubaneshwar, January 31, 1977

Prabhupada: And therefore I'm asking. Potential is wonderful, so why they are not attracted to live in the farm and be self-independent and chant Hare Krsna? That is our farm project. Our farm project is they should be satisfied with simple living. That is nice living. If you get milk, if you get fruit, if you get grain and open air, it is very healthy life. Why they should not be attracted?

This incident gives us a clear indication of how important the cow is to the family, society and to living beings in general.

When the gopis saw little Krsna fearlessly playing on Putana's lap, they very quickly came and picked Him up. Mother Yasoda, Rohini, and other elderly gopis immediately performed the auspicious rituals by taking the tail of a cow and circumambulating His body. The child was completely washed with the urine of a cow, and the dust created by the hooves of the cows was thrown all over His body. This was all just to save little Krsna from future inauspicious accidents. This incident gives us a clear indication of how important the cow is to the family, society and to living beings in general.

 

No Room for Religious Discrimination in America

No Room for Religious Discrimination in America

The cow has special significance because of her connection with Lord Krishna's pastimes as a cowherd.

 

So fight like brave soldiers, Krsna will help you. Don't make any compromise. No truce with these demons.

Room Conversation    Bhubaneswar, February 3, 1977

 

Morning Walk Johannesburg, October 16, 1975

Prabhupada: Yes. We are working. We are not sitting idle. Now, for our food, if we just get some food by plowing some land for the animal, cows, and for me, and the cow is giving me milk, the tree are giving me fruit, why shall I work so hard?...........

This is Krsna. And He is personally taking care. So why the Krsna's devotees should not do it? Give protection to the cows and utilize the milk. That is one of the items of Krsna consciousness.

Garden Conversation  New Vrindaban, June 27, 1976

excerpt: Be little expert from Krsna's instructions and make everything nice. Krsna personally teaches how to deal with cows. He never showed the example of killing the cows. He maintained the cows, the calf.

Prabhupada's Lectures Bhagavad-gita 1974

So this Vedic civilization was that keep some land and keep some cows. Then your whole economic question is solved.

That is Vedic economic system. Gavayah dhanavan. Gavayah means by possessing some number of cows one is supposed to be rich. It is actually the fact. Everyone should possess some land for growing food grains and some cows to take milk. Then the whole economic problem is solved.

REAL GITA NAGARI IS ETERNAL. TEXT IS FROM SRILA PRABHUPADA'S GITA NAGARI PROPHECY, CIRCA 1956.

The Geeta Nagari will therefore be the main preaching centre of the Supreme Authority of Sree Krishna the Personality of Godhead. It shall be proclaimed from that place that Sree Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the Absolute Enjoyer of all benefits derived from all kinds of work, sacrifice, cultivation of knowledge; that He is the Absolute Proprietor of all the manifested universes and that He is the unalloyed friend and philosopher of all living entities namely the gods or rulers, the general people, the beasts, the birds, the reptiles, the plants and trees or the aquatic animals residing in every nook and corner of the great universe. When such knowledge will be fostered from the vantage of Sree Geeta Nagari, at that time only, real peace and prosperity will usher in the world so anxiously awaited by all kinds of people.

Govardhana Puja Class : New York, November 4, 1966

Govardhana Puja Lecture
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                    New York, November 4, 1966

Prabhupada: Today Govardhanadhari, Giridhari, Lord Krsna, today lifted the mountain. According to Vedic literature there are different demigods. Sometimes you will find in Greek mythology the gods of the water, gods of the thunderbolt. These are not imagination. Actually they are facts. But due to our insufficient knowledge we do not know how the material nature is being controlled. So when Krsna was on this planet and He was playing the part of a cowherd boy, and it was known to all over the universe that "God has come, taken incarnation, and He is on the earth planet, and He is at Vrndavana playing the part of a cowherd boy..." So as if somebody, if there is incarnation of God, somebody believes and somebody does not believe, when Krsna was actually present on this earth, it is not that everybody understood that Krsna was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, not even up to date. Only few persons, the five brothers of the Pandavas and the damsels of Vrndavana, only in the fingers' count, say, out of the whole population, say, hundred or two hundred men knew Him that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Otherwise everyone thought that "He is an ordinary man just like one of us, but most powerful. That's all." Similarly, the demigods in other planets, they also thought, "Oh, he's a foolish person. They are thinking of a cowherd boy as God," sophisticated, like that. And especially Indra, the heavenly kingdom..., king of heaven. He was... He's very powerful, so he thought, "What god he has come? My God, He cannot come." This was some speculation. Even Brahma also speculated. But Krsna wanted to show Indra that "Yes, actually I have come." So that incidence is today, Govardhana-puja.

Govardhana Puja Lecture New York, November 4, 1966

So they were preparing just to satisfy the demigod Indra, because he was supposed to... Not supposed. Actually he supplies rains sufficiently. Without rains you cannot have successful agriculture. So they were preparing that sacrifice. So this preparation was being observed by Krsna and Balarama. Krsna is the youngest, and Balarama is the eldest. Balarama is son of Rohini, and Krsna is son of Devaki. Both these ladies, Rohini and Devaki, they were wives of Vasudeva, Krsna's father. So Balarama was born of Rohini, and Krsna was born of Devaki. Devaki-nandana-gopala. So Devaki-nandana. So They were not very... There was not much difference of Their age, say one year or two years, like that. So Balarama was eldest brother. They were playing together, and this is an incidence when Balarama was about eight years old and Krsna was about seven years old. So, bhagavan tatraiva baladevena samyutah. Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, along with Baladeva, His elder brother, apasyan, "saw." What is that "saw"? Nivasan gopa indra-yaga-krtodyaman: "All the cowherds men, including His father, they were preparing for sacrifice of Indra-yajna." Indra-yajna.