The cow is mother—she must be protected; Krishna consciousness naturally transcends meat-eating through loving service.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Vipina: He would like to know if you have any questions in particular you might like to ask.
Prabhupāda: [Transl. Doctor sahib, kindly read this what is written?] [break] Hmm. Svarūpa Dāmodara: It's a very big library, many books.
Prabhupāda: They have all our books? Svarūpa Dāmodara: Yes. Including the earlier Bhāgavatam, Śrīla Prabhupāda's earlier volumes from India; it's available here.
Prabhupāda: [Transl. One gentleman has written this letter about cow protection and we have to do it. I am already doing it.] He liked our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement? You know how we have got New Vrindavan here in America?
We are giving protection to the cows, in New Orleans, and... What other places? Vipina: Virginia, Rūpānuga's farm. Hari-śauri: Tennessee, Bridesville. Devotee: New York. Indian man (1): Śrīla Prabhupāda, some of Indian people, they quote Veda and say that beef-eating was recommended in Vedas, and I don't know it is true or not, but they quote Vedas, Atharva-veda and... Prabhupāda: Do they give any quotation? Indian man (1): No, they don't give any quotation, they just say... Prabhupāda: Rascals.
[laughter] Dr. Sharma: Even scientifically now it is being proven that many of the diseases, like of the kidneys, of the heart, arterial sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, uremia, gout, is because of high protein diet, particularly meat. Many of the scientists now are going away from meat by chanting. Prabhupāda: By? Dr. Sharma: By chanting Kṛṣṇa we also feel that meat is no longer necessary, in fact it is harmful for longevity and health of the body.
So whether it is beef, pork or anything, all this meat is very harmful. Both in Heart Institute, cancer and others, they are finding that meat is harmful for the body—on scientific grounds, religious grounds apart. Devotee (1): Śrīla Prabhupāda? The Christians claim that Christ ate meat and therefore there's nothing wrong with it. Prabhupāda: Hmm? Devotee (1): The Christians say that Christ ate meat himself, and that there's nothing wrong with it.