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    Are Cows Beautiful?

    Namaste,

    This is an incident mentioned in a memoir written by one disciple of Swami Prabhupada(ISKCON).Once Swami Prabhupada was on his usual stroll and remarked "No,cows are not beautiful".His disciples were stunned.Probably the disciples assumed that since Bhagavan Krishna likes cows they ought to be the most beautiful animals and all Vaishnavas must believe so.Prabhupada seems to have had a different view.

    I have never really thought whether cows are beautiful or not.They are holy.Period.No judging.

    But now I would like to know after reading the above incident are cows beautiful or not?Is anything that is holy necessarily beautiful?
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    Re: Are Cows Beautiful?

    It would be very unwise to read something like this in isolation! Would you mind sharing source!

    Srila Prabupada is for "Cow" protection and he has said, "The cow is not beautiful" as in modern days we separate and keep the calf away from the cow for our own benefit and thus the Cow is with tears and with the feel of sorrow!

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    Quote Originally Posted by grames View Post
    It would be very unwise to read something like this in isolation! Would you mind sharing source!

    Srila Prabupada is for "Cow" protection and he has said, "The cow is not beautiful" as in modern days we separate and keep the calf away from the cow for our own benefit and thus the Cow is with tears and with the feel of sorrow!

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    Namaste Ji,

    Oh!!It is not about cow protection Ji,it is about external features.

    I read it in some memoir whose name I can't remember.

    .Hopefully,I'll find it soon.

    The situation was like this,Swami Prabhupada was on his usual stroll and saw some very good looking well bred horses and I think someone said cows are better looking.Swami Prabhupada replied "No,cows are not beautiful".I know Swami Prabhupada was very concerned about the situation of cows and did a great deal to protect them.He was merely saying that cows are not pretty,there is no suggestion of anything else.

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    On the way out to the memorial grounds, we passed the police barracks just as an officer cantered out riding a magnificent thoroughbred. It must have been fully seventeen hands high and beautifully groomed. As we admired the elegant creature Srila Prabhupada commented, "The horse is the most beautiful animal."

    In surprise Tamal Krishna Maharaja asked, "Not the cow, Srila Prabhupada?"

    "Cow is not beautiful," Prabhupada replied, matter-of-factly, as if we should have known.

    Harikesa laughed. For him it was deja-vu. He told us that last year Prabhupada went out for his walk, saw a horse, and made the same comment. His secretary had asked the same question about the cow and received the same reply-except it was Brahmananda Swami and not Tamal.





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    Namaste.,

    That's interesting! I am not sure why he did not find the cow beautiful but calling "Horse" beautiful perplexes me.

    Cows are beautiful and again, its just my opinion out of my taste! Loot at the one below....doesn't looking beautiful?



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    Quote Originally Posted by grames View Post
    Namaste.,

    That's interesting! I am not sure why he did not find the cow beautiful but calling "Horse" beautiful perplexes me.

    Cows are beautiful and again, its just my opinion out of my taste! Loot at the one below....doesn't looking beautiful?



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    Namaste Ji,

    Yes its cute.

    A few pics.





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