You Become What You Eat

13 April 2013--At the crack of dawn I walked from our residence in the MVT Bhaktivedanta Ashram to the ISKCON Goshalla, the place for keeping the cows. It was so wonderful to see so many cows being very nicely cared for with love and devotion. Because the cow is very dear to Krishna, lovingly taking care of them helps us to awaken our love for Krishna.

I pity the poor materialists, who ignorantly kill the cows and eat their flesh. They are unaware of the future that awaits them. Just as they are mercilessly killing and eating the animals, they will also be mercilessly killed and eaten by the same animals that they have tortured. In this connect is stated in the Vedic wisdom:

māṁ saḥ khadati iti māṁsaḥ.

"I am now eating the flesh of an animal who will some day in the future be eating my flesh."

This means that you become what you eat. Therefore the devotees only eat Krishna prasadam and nothing else. In this way they regains their original spiritual identities in the spiritual world upon leaving their present bodies.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Beautiful Cows and Bulls at ISKCON Goshalla Sri Vrindavana Dhama, India--13 April 2013

Beautiful Cows and Bulls at ISKCON Goshalla

ISKCON Goshalla Sri Vrindavana Dhama, India

Answers by Citing the Vedic Version:

Question: Cure for Painful First Love Memories?

Somebody is suffering from painful memories of his first love. What he can do?

Ankur

Answer: Give Your Love to Krishna

It is sometimes said that only love can break a heart and only love can mend it again. Therefore if one's heart has been broken by disappointed love in this world, he should give his love to Krishna. In this way his heart will mend, and it will never be broken again because Krishna is the perfect lover, who will never cheat or abandon us for all of eternity.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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