Holy Cow: The Hare Krishna Contribution to Vegetarianism and Animal RightsHinduism scholar Steven Rosen explores the world of the Hare Krishna movement, which has been instrumental in raising awareness of vegetarianism and the plight of animals in the United States. Holy Cow begins by introducing the Hare Krishna movement and of its colorful singing and dancing, its book distribution program, and especially its restaurants, sacred food distribution, and delicious vegetarian cuisine. Rosen returns to the early days of Indian culture, to a time when daily life was based on Vedic principles and scriptural wisdom, and shows how vegetarianism and animal rights were endorsed by the Vedic texts. Rosen reveals how a tension was created by a concomitant endorsement of animal sacrifices in ancient Indian culture, a tension that led in part to the beginnings of Jainism and Buddhism. Rosen then examines the rise of Vaishnavism--the worship of the god Vishnu, or Krishna--and how Vaishnavites were sympathetic to vegetarianism and animal rights, showing the link between the contemporary Hare Krishna movement (ISKCON), founded in the 1960s, and the ancient Vaishnavaites and all that they have accomplished in between. Rosen looks at the "Food for Life" program, the restaurants and cookbooks, and the various forms of writing about vegetarianism and animal rights. The book also includes recipes for those who wish to taste Krishna. In conclusion, Rosen illustrates how deeply Hare Krishna devotees have influenced the contemporary vegetarian movement and its call for ahimsa, or nonviolence, toward all living beings. |
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Contents
Introduction | xviii |
The Origins of the Hare Krishna Movement | xviii |
The Movements Philosophy in Relation to Vegetarianism and Animal Rights | xviii |
Aesthetic Ascetics | xviii |
The Importance of Prasadam | 12 |
A Brief History of Vegetarianism in India | 17 |
Animal Sacrifices | 19 |
Vegetarianism and the LongTerm Vedic Restoration Paradigm | 22 |
Kill Versus Murder | 87 |
Do Animals Have Souls? | 103 |
Killing Plants Is Still Killing | 109 |
The Ethical Implications of Vegetarianism | 110 |
Food for life | 113 |
The Distinguishing Quality | 115 |
ISKCON Food Relief Origins | 117 |
FFL Success Stories | 120 |
Looking at the Sacrifices More Closely | 24 |
For the Good of All Creatures | 27 |
Vegetarianism and Nonviolence | 30 |
The Lords Mercy | 33 |
Indias Sacred Cows | 35 |
Krishna the Blue Cowherd Boy | 37 |
Mother of Mankind | 44 |
Mother of Necessity | 47 |
ISKCON and Cow Protection | 54 |
Ayurveda and the Three Modes of Material Nature | 59 |
A Closer Look at Ayurveda | 61 |
The Personal Approach | 63 |
Back to ISKCON | 65 |
The Yoga of Balance | 66 |
Doctors of the Soul | 69 |
The Three Modes of Material Nature | 71 |
Thou Shalt Not Kill | 75 |
Analysis of the Sixth Commandment | 84 |
Victory in Chechnya | 124 |
What the Future Holds | 127 |
Restaurants and Cookbooks | 129 |
The Next Phase | 132 |
Govindas Restaurants et al | 134 |
Jerry Abrams Prasadam Cart | 139 |
Books That Cook | 142 |
Adiraja and The Higher Taste | 143 |
Yamuna Makes Waves | 145 |
Kurmas Culinary Conquests | 151 |
Recipes for the Soul | 157 |
The Taste of Krishna | 158 |
The Real Ingredient | 170 |
Afterword | 175 |
Notes | 183 |
Appendix | 195 |
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