Non-Violence
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are not doing anything wrong; we are trying to prevent violence.
Questioner: We are not asking that the cows be set free
from the clutches of the butcher, but we are trying to prevent new
cows from reaching them.
Dadashri: Yes do try to save the new ones from reaching
the slaughterhouse. You should explain to the real owner that he
should not do such things. For the time being you just need to
concern yourself with protecting the cows and trying to increase
their population. Everything else is secondary. Once these rules
are established, then you can go on to do other things.
Questioner: ‘Govardhan’. This is a completely new
meaning for this word.
Dadashri: Yes, these are all just various events, which took
place, but they can only be beneficial if they are interpreted
correctly. People turn them into mere folklore and scientists
dismiss such stories as myths. Naturally they will question how a
person can hold up a mountain on his fingertip! And if Lord Krishna
did carry it on his fingertip, why then did he not carry the
Himalayas? And if he could perform such incredible feats, why
then did he get shot with an arrow and die? But in reality it is not
like this.
He enforced Govardhan - the propagation of cows- in a
wonderful way, because during that time, tremendous violence
was occurring. It is not just the Moslems who commit violence,
but some Hindus do also.
One should not have any violent intent. Man should be non-
violent in intent. One is considered to have non-violent intent when
one dedicates one’s life towards the cause of non-violence.
Is There Sin in Picking Flowers for Worship?
Questioner: Is there sin in offering flowers when we pray
at the temples?