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Non-Violence
You cannot remain apathetic and do nothing. You can regard it as
the consequence of past accounts, but even the Lord was opposed
to such violence. Therefore you should collectively show your
opposition towards it and unite against it. In doing so, you are not
really opposing violence, but you are expressing your non-violent
intent.
A Safe-Haven for Cows Established by Lord Krishna
Many domestic animals were being slaughtered during Lord
Krishna’s time. What did Lord Krishna do to stop this? People
say that he raised the Govardhan Mountain on his fingertip.
Govardhan means to increase the population of cows. This is a
metaphor for what he really did, which was to single-handedly
save the cows from being slaughtered. People in India depend on
domestic animals for their livelihood. Lord Krishna’s aim was to
protect these animals and increase their population and so he
established shelters for cows, which in turn led to an increase in
dairy production. He did this single-handedly, hence the
symbolism. It is not necessary to protect animals that are violent,
like cats, dogs and carnivorous animals. No one uses them for
food. Cows need protection because they provide food for
humans. Therefore, the protection and propagation of cows is a
worthwhile cause.
For the time being, more than protecting the cows, it is
very important for you to focus on how to increase their population.
The benefits derived from their milk and dairy production is
invaluable. Instead of forcing people, if you were to explain to
them and ask them to volunteer to help establish a custom of
keeping cattle in all the villages, then the population would increase.
All one needs to worry about is protecting the cows and educating
people about the benefits of increased dairy production. At the
moment there is no increase in the population of cows and yet the
slaughtering continues. We may hesitate in speaking up against
the violence, but at the same time it is a sin to remain silent. We