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cow is a special animal in dharma since ancient times.  we don't worship it but we don't disrespect it either.

like how people in western countries would feel angry/sickened by someone hurting a dog because they believe 'dog is man's best friend'.  its similar to that.  in india cow is man's best friend lol.

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On 2/14/2021 at 1:50 PM, Guest guest said:

cow is a special animal in dharma since ancient times.  we don't worship it but we don't disrespect it either.

like how people in western countries would feel angry/sickened by someone hurting a dog because they believe 'dog is man's best friend'.  its similar to that.  in india cow is man's best friend lol.

Very good point. 

And in india cow was the most common pet. Only cows were tamed and kept inside houses. 

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On 3/13/2013 at 2:38 PM, singhmankaran said:

A Hindu friend of mine has an argument with me over this issue I told him that Cow is'nt sacred to Sikhs...He showed me these Gurbani Tukhs and it says that cow has been mentioned many times by SIkh Guru"s.........Is it true or false

Plzz enlighten Sikh Bro's Or is it some propaganda??

Why should we believe in these things....and Is cow mentioned in Sikhism???

none of those tuks say we worship cows.  just because something is mentioned does not mean we worship it.  for example devtas are also mentioned but it does not say to worship them.

actually sikhs exceed modern india in their kindness to animals because we are kind both to cows and buffalos.  whereas modern indian state does not care about buffalos.   india ia a huge exporter of beef and leather (from buffaloes).  but isnt buffalo a relative of a cow?  it has horns and gives milk etc.  so please ask your hindu friend why modern indian state is killing buffaloes and not showing them kindness too?

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On 2/28/2021 at 6:40 PM, MisterrSingh said:

But somewhere along the way the appreciation and "respect" of the cow became worship.

I think Hindus generally worship benevolent aspects of nature- they worship the sun, the moon, natural rivers, pipal trees etc.  

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As per Hinduism cows and elephants are seen closest to humans as an identity. They are aware of existence of God thats why they are respected. Cows are claimed to be as a last jooni out of 84 lakh before you get a human body. So killing cow is equivalent to killing human being spiritually. 

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On 2/14/2021 at 1:50 PM, Guest guest said:

cow is a special animal in dharma since ancient times.  we don't worship it but we don't disrespect it either.

like how people in western countries would feel angry/sickened by someone hurting a dog because they believe 'dog is man's best friend'.  its similar to that.  in india cow is man's best friend lol.

You make a valid point here.

 In actual fact, in extreme poverty in Punjab, the most positive change people could do in those times was to get a buffalo/cow. This provided milk, obviously, and butter. In terms of improving people’s health from extreme poverty there was no better solution at that time in those circumstances.

 So given that a buffalo/cow provided health improvements and wellbeing, just about the last thing that a Sikh should do is chop the cow up and make a leather jacket, new shoes or a sirloin steak. And this is cultural respect. We do not believe that any guru was reincarnated as a cow. But that does not weaken the respect for cows that we have just because it’s cultural rather than religious.

 

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