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Our cows are like our mother

The essence is living in truth and compassion, avoiding harm to all beings.

We must act rightly in all things. This vast land holds ancient wisdom. Other traditions are younger. The origin is Śiva, from whom all humans arose. The critical question is: what does it mean to be human, distinct from animals? To eat meat is to forsake this humanity; the karmic consequence is real and leads to suffering and rebirth. Many now turn away from this. People travel and see the truth, leading to the vegan movement, which began strongly elsewhere. They reject all animal products—meat, milk, honey—understanding the taking from others. In India, understanding is still growing. We must see clearly: consuming eggs or dairy causes suffering to the mother and child. Even when advised by authorities, this is a terrible practice. We must choose peace and harmony to avoid negative rebirths. Our practice should align with this compassion.

"To eat meat is to forsake this humanity; the karmic consequence is real."

"Consuming eggs or dairy causes suffering to the mother and child."

Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India

Satya Sanātana Dharma kī, mātā-pitā Gurudeva kī. Satya Sanātana Dharmakī, mātā-pitā-gurudevakī... Satya Sanātana Dharmakī, māt-pitā-gurudevakī. Satya-Sanātana-Dharmā ki, mātā-pitā-Gurudeva ki. This invocation means that whatever we are doing, we do it well. We eat nicely. The water is in the mouth. I wish to tell you again something very important, as I did yesterday and the day before. You know that India, Bhārat, is a very big country. It is among the fifth biggest nations, like America and New Zealand. I have not traveled everywhere in India. It has many beautiful languages. We understand the distance from here to there, to Rome. This vastness is unique to India. When we travel by aeroplane for two or three hours to other countries, we find they are not so large, and their populations are not very big. With respect, the Christians and the Muslims... their traditions were established not so long ago. The Christians were brought into being in a certain way. Others think all sorts of different things. I contemplate why we have humans. We say that the Indian human, humans in general—how they are—is Bhagavān Śiva. In the beginning, there was no one else. Śiva was doing everything. Then, Śiva brought forth these humans. It took a long time. How did they begin to come, to stand up, to stand as humans? But now, what is the essence? What is eating? Thank you. What is a human? Otherwise, everything is animals and other beings. But why humans? There are many people now. Some are beginning to eat meat. What is meat? Do you know what meat is? If they are telling this, then it is not... it is not human. If you are eating meat and such things, then your body may resemble a human's, but if it is real, the consequence will come. We will come into the space of space. Others will come. Some people say, "Some people have these humans," and some others will go back again. The Christians sell the idea that people are coming to them, and others will go out and back again. What did they say? They all humbly said, "Then where are they sitting?" They are not coming back, and if they do come back, they are not the same anymore. And others who are killing and such—it is like there is one truth. This is all about God. Those who are not aligned go back into hell, hell... What is hell? And who is only standing in the space? It is said that Śiva declared it will come to pass that which is above everything. But they come again, and they will be like this, and therefore Śiva taught them to be peaceful. So they were controlling everything. So, what is best? Who is that? And which is not? We do not know. We can only tell ourselves that it is God who will tell. And that God is above everything we have said. That is how now, in many countries beyond India, people are hearing in their ear, saying, "Oh, what is happening?" We are human, and it comes to them: crowds, not just people. They are vegan. In India, people do not fully understand what they are doing. For a long time, my disciples have wanted to see how the cows are. They wanted to go, to see the cows and what they are doing. So about twenty people went. They were good, practicing yoga, everything good. There were two or three people, and one cow was giving birth to a baby. They pulled out the little one. It was a boy—no, what was it? It was a little baby. It was female and male. When it was a female, those people acted as if it were a boy. What did these people do at that same time? They just did something like this: they are still living and eating. And those people did, and they said, "We cannot eat with the cows." Not only for the cows, but no, we will... take the milk? Only milk is for the cows or other animals like this. They said they will not drink the milk, not yogurt, and not also paneer. They also do not want to have honey. All these honeys are everywhere. They eat what is there. But many people take from there and take all from that place, so they do not want to eat this or that. From that only, they should live very well with us. Everything other people take from them. What is it again? Honey, and they give something: milk, or something good. So their people said, "We will no more take this from this part." From this, many things came very quickly and very nicely to Europe, Austria, and America. There, these people looked everywhere—oh my God, it is like this. You see now how many people in many countries... I always see this when I travel from Europe to India on airplanes. Many people are from other countries. I don't know who they are, but they are there. Many people said they do not want to eat anything like meat or milk or anything. So, what have they got now? Vegan. That vegan movement began so much, very much in Australia. Many people were involved. It was very much about giving up milk and such. Now many, many people among them have understood, like you all. You did not know before, but then you say, "Oh, my God." Otherwise, it's mommy, and mama, and the puppy, and the daddy, and I give it. And I eat like this. But then it comes before our eyes: I am taking from others. So many people are... In India, people are still not there, but not very much. If something is okay, going once a day to eat somewhere in a hospital or a restaurant. Some are coming, many have now. This is not possible. In this way, we should leave that. But I myself said, "I still drink milk." The milk, the yogurt, and these things. My cow is very good, and she is otherwise, but I do not want to take it further. But we are like a mother. Our cows are our mothers. And that mother is like we are her children. Then it is okay. Otherwise, therefore, my dears, I wish you, of course... Many people will tell me very many things against me, and then okay. But now, how you are all... they are very much coming, very much coming anywhere I go in the world. My people are coming from those countries, and those who are there know that we are not eating meat and other things, and no animals. And then you see, that the one from the, what we call, a little egg. From where is the egg? What is that egg? From this bird, they get the egg, and they have a nest. In the nest, they are there. Birds, or whatever, are coming and sitting under. Under their mother, a mother is taking. So they come in there inside, and they will come again out, and they are going good. But now, when I was in India here, probably ten years ago or before, I was coming to see in a little village or somewhere, to see this egg. This was somewhere in a corner, because many people want to see because it's from children, birds. And now, what we are telling, even in my India, what all doctors said—they are telling we should give children two eggs every morning. This was how they did, how they do. This is very terrible. The babies up there, and the mother is there, they are suffering. They are here, they said, "No, now we don't have inside this, only like something." But still, it is coming from you in your human stomach, outside or out in there. So, eating that, how is that? This is not some fruit. There are not some fruits and this and that. This is only because they give it, and like we don't. So we tell, "Please, all that we should give, give again." No, to dislike this, but people are... the doctor says. And doctors said, and not just doctors, but professors, they all kept eating and feeding their children. When it was already here, in your school, people were giving this. Then in Rajasthan, they said, "Many people know we know everything, and we know, and we are best." But my dear, you have learned very, very much, but do not be like that. Otherwise, we go again into another life, into another. We said we remain, and we should be very peaceful, harmonious, and good. You see, many people, they see even some little animals running on this, yeah. Then they burn something, or this comes from the other side. So you are here, my dear. I tell you that we should tell all the Indian countries, and now you can. She said. I tell you one person here—there are many, but one person—and this person is sitting here up in there. She was there, very young, and I went to. There and then I said, "No meat, no call." And her husband said, "No, and I will." First time on that, and he can know, yes. Did you understand? Then, thank you. Speak clearly with a loud voice, yeah. And since that time, his children, they are all no meat and nothing.

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