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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Re: Nityaanada Prabhu meets Lakshmipathi Tirtha in Pandarphur

Dear devotees,

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna! Beautiful Nitaai Katha for your pleasure!

Nitai meets laksmipati in Pandharpur

Note : Visvarupa, who is a expansion of Lord Nityananda ended his manifest lila at Pandarphur before entering into Lord Nityananda. By Lord Nitaai's mercy, Pandharpur is full of devotees of the Lord even today. Jaya Nitaaaaaaaai!

Adapted from Narahari Chakravarti
Thakur�s
Sri Bhakti-ratnakara 5.2241-2328
Nityananda Prabhu was born in the village of Ekachakra. (Text 2241) His mother was Padmavati and his father was Hadai Pandit. Who can describe the love they felt for their son? He was their breath of life. Padmavati�s blissful son enjoyed many pastimes in Ekachakra Gram. Filled with ecstasy, Nityananda showed the people the pastimes of Krishna�s avatāras. The people of Ekachakra were very fortunate. For all of them, Nitai was a treasure more dear than life. Their love for him grew and grew. For twelve years, Nityananda Prabhu stayed in that village. Who has the power to understand Lord Nityananda�s heart? Without Sri Krishna Chaitanya�s association, Nitai could not remain peaceful. One day, Lord Nityananda thought in his heart, �It is not yet the time for me to obtain him. Sri Krishna Chaitanya is now in Nabadwip. Concealing his true identity, he enjoys pastimes as a child. When he openly manifests his true identity and enjoys pastimes with the devotees, then I will go and meet him. For now I will go on pilgrimage.� Thinking in this way, Lord Nityananda smiled. Soon thereafter, a sannyāsī came to that village and, getting directions from the inhabitants, he arrived at Hadai Pandit�s house. Seeing the saintly guest, Hadai Pandit became joyful. In a moment he placed many foodstuffs before him and requested him to eat. The sannyāsī said, �O brahmin, promise that you will fulfill my request, only then will I eat.� Attaining that promise, the renunciate took his meal. Then, at the time of his departure, he asked that Nityananda be given to him. Consoling his father and mother, and with a peaceful heart, Nitai departed with the sannyāsī. In this way, Nityananda Prabhu left home. Who has the power to understand his wonderful pastimes?

Nityananda Chandra is in the full bloom of youth. His handsomeness charms all the worlds. A single glimpse of him brings cooling bliss to the eyes. Wherever Nitai, who was filled with divine love, went, the people, their hearts wild with ecstasy, ran to see him. Showing great mercy to everyone, Nityananda Svarup, the Personality o f Godhead himself, walked like a great king of the elephants. Nityananda Prabhu visited the same holy places he visited as Lord Balaram in Dvāpara-yuga. Travelling south, he went to Pandharpur. There, Lord Nityananda saw the deity of Lord Vitthalanath. In that town lived a gentle brahmin who was a godbrother of Madhavendra Puri. Inviting the Lord to his home, the brahmin respectfully offered fruits, roots, milk, and other foods for him to eat. Gazing at Nityananda Rama, the fortunate people of Pandharpur felt their life�s breath filled with cooling bliss. Who can understand the desires in Nityananda Prabhu�s heart? After seeing Lord Vitthalanath, Nityananda stayed in a secluded place. Coming from afar, that brahmin�s spiritual master, Sri Lakshmipati, suddenly came to that village. Seeing him, the brahmin was very excited. Lakshmipati was very old. His glorious activities were beyond description. His fame extended everywhere. He was a great saint, surrounded by followers, learned in all scriptures, who walked on the path of pure devotional service. Who can describe the fatherly love that Lakshmipati felt for his disciples? ke kahite pare lakmīpatira mahimā? yā�ra śiya mādhavendra pure � ei sīmā Who has the power to describe Lakshmipati�s glories? His disciple was Madhavendra Puri, whose glories were the greatest. (Text 2271) mādhavendra pure prema-bhakti-rasa-maya yāra nāma-smarae sakala siddhi haya Madhavendra Puri was the abode of the mellow of pure love of godhead. The remembrance of his name grants all perfection. (Text 2272) Madhavendra Puri�s disciples, headed by Sri Isvara Puri and Sri Ranga Puri, were all intoxicated with the nectar of ecstatic love. Sripad Madhavendra had many disciples in Bengal, Orissa, and other places. They were all devoted to Krishna and were absorbed in ecstatic love. Madhavendra Puri was famous in the Madhva sampradāya. He was an ocean of good qualities and very dear to his spiritual master. Lakshmipati took his meal at that brahmin disciple�s house. Eagerly he spoke of Lord Krishna. Again and again Lakshmipati said, �I see great auspiciousness has come to your house. I have come to your home many times, but never has such bliss taken birth in my heart! I think a great devotee must be staying here.� To this, the brahmin replied. �Your mercy is very powerful.�

By Lord Nityananda�s wish, the brahmin did not reveal Nitai�s presence in the house. The day was passed in speaking topics of Sri Krishna. That night, while sitting in his room, the glorious sannyāsī Lakshmipati sang songs glorifying Lord Balaram�s pastimes, pastimes that enchant the heart. Absorbed in ananya-bhakti, unflinching love for Balaram, Lakshmipati wept. He prayed:ohe baladeva, mu adhama durācāre kara anugrahana � yaśa ghuuka sasāre �O Lord Balaram, I am very fallen and ill-behaved! Please be merciful to me. I will sing your glories all over the world.� (Text 2283) Speaking these words, Lakshmipati could not remain peaceful. He rolled on the ground and tears streamed from his eyes. He lamented bitterly. Overcome with powerful emotions, he was speechless and agitated. Suddenly, by Lord Nityananda�s will, he was drawn into sleep. Then, on the pretext of a dream, Nityananda Svarup happily revealed Lord Balaram�s form to Lakshmipati. How glorious was Lord Balaram! Cupid�s pride was crushed. Lord Balaram�s beautiful form rebuked a glistening silver mountain. His arms reached his knees. His chest was broad. Reaching almost to his ears, his large graceful eyes charmed the heart. A single earring on his ear charmed the hearts of the whole world. A delightful bugle-horn was tucked into the left side of the sash at his waist. His body was decorated with many ornaments. No metaphor or simile of this world could describe him. His face conquered the radiance of the full moon. On the pretext of speaking words, he created a flood of nectar. Gently, gently, he said to his dear devotee Lakshmipati, �When I heard your lament, my heart broke. Krishna is the master of my life. Birth after birth you are his servant.� Grasping Lord Balaram�s feet, Lakshmipati said, �I pray that in my heart I will never think you are different from Krishna.� Hearing Lakshmipati�s words, Lord Balaram smiled and said, �Wearing the dress of an avadhūta, a brahmin�s son has come to this village. He will become your disciple. With this mantra, make him your disciple.� After speaking these words, Lord Balaram spoke a mantra into Lakshmipati�s ear. Receiving the mantra, Lakshmipati became joyful. After giving his mercy in this way, Lord Balaram disappeared.

Upon rising the following morning, Lakshmipati contemplated the wonderful dream. At that moment, Lord Nityananda Rama arrived. Seeing Nitai�s effulgence, the sannyāsī Lakshmipati thought, �How wonderful is his effulgence! He is no mere human being.� Thinking in this way, with unblinking eyes the wise sannyāsī gazed at Lord Nityananda�s handsome face. Falling to the ground, Nityananda Prabhu offered respects at the feet of the holy man. Lakshmipati hurriedly picked him up and embraced him. Again and again, Nityananda Ray begged, �Please give me mantra-dīkā and deliver me.� Hearing Nitai�s sweet words, Lakshmipati floated in the tears from his eyes and could not remain peaceful. Unable to jump over Lord Balaram�s command, that same day he gave mantra-dīkā to Nityananda. After giving him initiation, he embraced Nityananda Prabhu. His heart overflowed with bliss. Merciful Lord Nityananda was very dear to Lakshmipati. Nityananda Svarup had the power to do whatever he wished. What did he not have the power to do? In this way, Sri Nityananda Rama, who loves the devotees and who is the root of divine ecstasy, bestowed bliss on the Madhva-sampradāya. An ancient verse describes: nityānanda prabhu vande śrīmal lakmīpati priyam śrī mādhva sampradānanda vardhana bhakta-vatsalam I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Nityananda, who loves the devotees, who is dear to Sri Lakshmipati, and who increases the bliss of the Madhva-sampradāya. (Text 2310) Thus becoming Lakshmipati�s disciple, Lord Nityananda was overwhelmed with astonishing happiness. Lord Nityananda departed at once. No one has the power to understand his wonderful pastimes! In Nitai�s absence, Lakshmipati became filled with sorrow. He did not speak a word to anyone. In his heart he lamented. As night was ending he was drawn into sleep. On the pretext of a dream, Nityananda Chandra appeared before him. Seeing Nityananda Prabhu, saintly Lakshmipati could not stop the tears flowing from his eyes. Suddenly Nityananda manifested the form of Lord Balaram. Seeing this, Lakshmipati immediately fell before the Lord�s glorious feet. He washed the Lord�s feet with the tears from his eyes. Again and again he said, �Only to trick me have you descended to this world. No one has the power to know you. Even Brahma and all the devas don�t understand you. Only if you reveal yourself can someone know you. Why do you trick a fool like me, a fool worthless like a pile of ashes? O Lord, please be merciful to me. I take shelter of you.� Hearing Lakshmipati�s words, the Lord at once manifested his form of Sri Nityananda. Gazing at the sweet glory of Lord Nityananda�s form, a wonder that eclipsed a host of glistening lighting flashes, Lakshmipati became wild with ecstasy. Then Lord Nityananda Rama gave his mercy to him. Lakshmipati�s desires were now fulfilled. Forbidding him to tell any one of what had happened, and comforting him again and again, Lord Nityananda Prabhu disappeared. When the Lord was no more visible, Lakshmipati became filled with sorrow. His sleep fled far away and he saw that the night had ended. To whom could he tell anything of this? He could not be peaceful.

From that day his life was filled with wonders. Seeing his condition, his disciples became worried. Leaving the world behind, Lakshmipati suddenly left the field of their vision. Who knows how to describe Lakshmipati�s glorious character and activities? In the world he is famous as a devotee especially dear to Nityananda Prabhu. No one can describe the great devotion of the people in Pandharpur. By Lord Nityananda�s mercy, even today the inhabitants of that village feel very strong devotion to the Lord.

Your servant,
Srinath

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Nityaanada Prabhu meets Lakshmipathi Tirtha in Pandarphur

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The Vegetarian Fact Sheet

The Vegetarian Fact Sheet
We all look at ingredients of food and drinks before we buy them, but we may
not always know what the items are. Through ignorance we convince ourselves
that as it doesn't have animal fat or eggs it is suitable to eat. Have a look at the
list below and you will see that there are many more ingredients that we should
look out for.
ADDITIVES See E Numbers.
ALBUMEN Derived from eggs.
ALCOHOLMany alcoholic drinks are fined (ie. clarified) using animal
ingredients, see beer and wine. Spirits may have been produced using bone
charcoal in their production.
ANCHOVIES Small fish, found in some brands of Worcester sauce.
ANIMAL FATCarcass fat not milk fat.
ASPIC Savory jelly derived from meat or fish.
BEER All cask condition "real" ales will have been fined with isinglass.
BETA CAROTENE May be carried in a gelatine stabilizer when added to
liquids such as soft drinks, see soft drinks.
BREAD Most large producers use vegetable based emulsifiers (E471, E472
etc), but local bakers may not. Some bakers may grease the tins with animal fat.
BREAKFAST CEREALS Often fortified with vitamin D3.
BUTTER Pure butter is suitable for vegetarians.
CAPSULES (ie. Medicine Pills) Usually made from gelatine, vegetarian
alternatives are available.
CAVIAR Fish eggs. The fish must be killed to obtain the eggs.
CHEWING GUMOften contain glycerine. Wrigleys use vegetable glycerine.
CHITIN Produced from crab & shrimp shells.
CHYMOSIN Along with pepsin, a constituent of rennet. May be used to
describe genetically produced vegetarian rennet.
COCHINEAL (E120) made from crushed insects. Note: E124 Ponceau 4R is
acceptable although it is sometimes known as Cochineal Red A.
DOWN Usually from slaughtered ducks or geese, though some live plucking
does occur, used in bedding.
EDIBLE FATS Can mean animal fats.
EGGS Menstrual cycle product of chickens.
EMULSIFIERS May not be vegetarian.
FATTY ACIDS May be of animal or vegetable origin.
GELATIN/GELATINEA gelling agent derived from animal ligaments, skins,
tendons, bones etc. Vegetarian alternatives such as Agar Agar and Gelozone
exist.
GLYCERINE/GLYCEROLMay be produced from animal fats, synthesised
from propylene or from fermentation of sugars.
ISINGLASS A lining agent derived from the swim bladders of certain tropical
fish, especially the Chinese sturgeon.
JELLY Usually contains gelatine though alternatives are available.
LACTOSEProduced from milk, often as a by-product of the cheese making
process.
LANOLINProduced from sheep's wool. Used to make vitamin D3.
LEATHER Around 10% of the value of a cow or sheep at slaughter is in its
skin.
LECITHIN Nearly always produced from soya beans, though can be produced
from eggs.
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMay be made from animal fat.
PASTA May contain egg or squid ink.
PASTRY May contain animal fat.
PEPSIN Along with chymosin, a constituent of rennet.
POSTAGE STAMPS The backing glue on UK stamps is free from animal
products.
RENNETAn enzyme taken from the stomach of a newly killed calf used in the
cheese making process. Vegetarian cheese is produced using microbial or fungal
enzymes, or chymosin.
ROEFish eggs, see caviar.
SHELLAC (E904) A secretion from insects.
SOAPS Many soaps are not vegetarian since they use animal fats (look out for
sodium tallowate on the label) and/or glycerine. Vegetarian oil based soaps are
quite widely available.
SOFT DRINKS Some canned Orange drinks use gelatine as a carrier for added
Beta Carotene (this would not appear on the ingredients panel) Apple juice and
other non opaque juices may use gelatine as a fining agent.
STEARIC ACID May be vegetarian or not.
STOCK May contain animal fat.
SUETUsually made from animal fat, vegetable versions are available.
TALLOW An animal fat.
TOOTHPASTEMany brands contain glycerine.
VITAMIN D3 derived from lanolin from sheep's wool.
WAXED PRODUCESeveral supermarkets across the country use wax and
such on their fruits and vegetable to make them look more appealing. Advise:
wash fruit and vegetables before consuming.
WHEY Whey and whey powder are by- products of the cheese making process
which often uses animal rennet.
WORCESTER SAUCEMost brands contain anchovies.
YOGHURTSome low fat yoghurt contain gelatine.
E Numbers
Always non-vegetarian:
E120 Cochineal
E441 Gelatine
E542 Edible Bone Phosphate
E104
E160a(ii)
E120 Cochineal (a red colouring) which is extracted from the carcass of the
female of a breed of cactus-feeding scale insect.
E542 Edible Bone Phosphate (an anti-caking agent and mineral supplement
supplying calcium and phosphorus).
E104 & E160a(ii) are not suitable for vegetarians and may be carried in a
gelatine carrier especially when used in liquids.
Can't be 100% sure:
E270
E322 (may be made from eggs)
E325
E326
E327
These E Numbers may theoretically be made in a non-vegetarian version,
but more often than not are suitable for vegetarians.
Can be produced from both vegetarian and non-vegetarian sources:
E153 Carbon Black
E160a Alpha-, beta-, gamma carotene (may be held in gelatine matrix)
E161(g) Canthaxanthin
E252 Potassium Nitrate
E270 Lactic Acid
E322 Lecithin (may be made from battery eggs)
E325 Sodium Lactate
E326 Potassium Lactate
E327 Calcium Lactate
E422 Glycerol/Glycerin
E430 Polyoxyethylene (Cool stearate
E431 Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate
E432 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate
E433 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate
E434 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate
E435 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate
E436 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate
E442 Ammonium Phosphatides
E470(a) Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids
E470(b) Magnesium salts of fatty acids
E471 Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
E472(a) Acetic acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
E472(b) Lactic acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
E472(c) Citric acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
E472(d) Tartaric acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids
E472(e) Mono- and di-acetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides
of fatty acids
E472(f) Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of
fatty acids
E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids
E474 Sucroglycerides
E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
E476 Polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of caster oil
E477 Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids
E478 Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1,2 diol
E479(b) Thermally oxidised soya bean oil interacted with mono- and di-
glycerides of fatty acids
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E482 Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E483 Stearyl tartrate
E491 Sorbitan monostearate
E492 Sorbitan tristearate
E493 Sorbitan monolaurate
E494 Sorbitan mono-oleate
E495 Sorbitan monopalmitate
E570 Stearic acid
E572 Magnesium salts of fatty acids
E585 Ferrous Lactate
E631 Sodium 5'-inositate
E635 Sodium 5'-ribonucleotides
E640 Glycine and its sodium salt
E910 L-cysteine
E920 L-cysteine and L-cysteine hydrochloride
E921 L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate
E966 Lactitol
E1518 Glycerol mono-, di- and tri-acetate
All other E Numbers are to the best of our knowledge always vegetarian.

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‘Troubles encountered in Your service

�Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has instructed his followers:

tomara sevaya, duhkha hoya jato,sei to� parama
sukhaseva-sukha-duhkha, parama sampada,nasaye avidya-duhkha

�Troubles encountered in Your service shall be the cause of great happiness, for in Your devotional service joy and sorrow are equally great riches. Both destroy the misery of ignorance.� � (Saranagati 8.4)

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Re: Bhakti Siddhant Swamiji's Video

respected Maharajs and practitioners

from what I have read Srila Guar Kishor Babaji Maharaj worshiped the many Deity in Vraja? and not exclusively anyone deity in Brndavan

After the demise of his wife, Srila Gaura-kisora left his business and went to Vrindavana. There he approached Srila Bhagavata dasa Babaji, one of the foremost disciples of Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja, and accepted from him the traditional Paramahamsa Vaishnava Babaji dress.
After this, he became completely renounced and sojourned under trees in various parts of the 168-mile Vrajamandala (circle of Vrindavana). He continuously acted thus for a period of approximately thirty years. During this time he would sometimes travel to the holy places of pilgrimage in Northern and Western India, as well as the Gaura-mandala (the circle of Navadvipa). He associated with Srila Svarupa dasa Babaji Maharaja in Jagannatha Puri, whose ecstatic activities were recounted by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his autobiography. He also associated with Sri Bhagavan dasa Babaji in Kalna. He went to Kuliya, the holy site of Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji�s bhajana and associated with Srila Caitanya dasa Babaji. All of these Babajis were pure and exalted devotees. Srila Gaura-kisora dasa Babaji became very famous among the great devotees of Vrindavana and was awarded the appropriate title of bhajananandi. Even though he received such honor, he never endeavored for even a modicum of material sense gratification and totally disapproved of the secret material desires of pseudo-renunciates. He was entirely removed from such inclinations and would perform his pure, unalloyed devotional pastimes alone, in a profound devotional mood.
In the year 1897, during the month of Phalguna, when he was in his sixties, and at the time when the Yoga Pitha (birth site of Sri Caitanya) was revealed by the exertions of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Srila Gaura-kisora Prabhu proceeded to Navadvipa-Dhama from Vrindavana under the instruction of Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja. From this time until his disappearance, Srila Gaura-kisora dasa Babaji remained in Sri Navadvipa-Dhama, living in different villages and realizing their non-difference from the holy places of Vrindavana. He begged by gathering dry foodstuffs from the householders of the Holy Dhama. He would sometimes offer those foodstuffs to the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the simple expedient of holding them in his hand. In order to cook he would collect dry wood from the paths, and he would wash earthen pots discarded by the villagers along the roadside near the Ganges River on the occasion of eclipses (due to the effects of an eclipse such pots were considered impure and unusable). In order to clothe himself, he would go to the shore of the Ganges and collect and wash discarded cloth that had been used to cover corpses at the burning ghat. Thus he always remained independent of the support of others, simply by utilizing items of no value to anyone else. In such a manner he obtained the practical necessities of life.

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Re: Bhakti Siddhant Swamiji's Video

Dear prabhu,

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! My humble pranams!

Although Gaura Kisore Das babaji maharaj was one of the greatest bhajananandis in Vrindavana and he resided there for over 30 years, all I could find was that he had served the deities there, but it is not mentioned particularly who.

Sri Radha Ramana has always been worshipped by the descendants of Gopinatha Pujari Gosvami, the disciple of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. As a matter of fact, these pujaris had helped Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in authenciating the Gaudiya sampradaya against the smartas in the famous debate in 1912.

About todays descendents:
Once Sri Gopala Bhatta went to Haridwar. As he was returning, suddenly a downpour started and thus he took shelter in the house of one brahmana. This brahmana was very devoted and he very carefully began to serve Sri Gopala Bhatta, who thus became very pleased. As this brahmana had no children Sripad Gopal Bhatta Goswami blessed him that he might have a son who would be a devoted follower of Lord Hari. The brahman replied out of gratitude that, "My first son I will send to you in order to serve you."

Approximately ten years later when Gopala Bhatta returned from bathing in the Yamuna one day, he saw a young boy sitting at the door of his kutir. When the boy saw the Gosvamiji approaching, he got up and then fell down to offer his dandavats (obeisances like a stick on the floor before him). Sripada Gopala Bhatta Goswami enquired who the boy was, to which he replied, "My home was in Devandyagram within Saharanpur near Haridwar. My father has sent me here to serve you. My name is Gopinatha."

Then Gopal Bhatta could remember the time when he went to Haridwar many years ago. So this boy remained with him and very carefully began to serve him. Eventually he became known as Sri Gopinatha Pujari Gosvami as he served Sri Radha-ramana Deva through his life as an unmarried brahmachari. His younger brother Sri Damodara dasa, along with his family, accepted iniation from Sri Gopinathaji and also became engaged in the service of the Deity. Sri Damodara dasa's three sons were named Harinatha, Mathuranatha and Harirama. It is from these family members of Gopinath's brother that todays guardians the Radha-Raman Gosais so nicely maintain and serve Sri Sri Radha-Ramanji.

Your servant,
Srinath

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Canola Oil - Danger !!!???

Canola Oil - Danger !!!???

Olive oil comes from olives, peanut oil from peanuts, sunflower oil from sunflowers; but what is a canola?

Canola is not the name of a natural plant but a made-up word, from the words "Canada" and "oil". Canola is a genetically engineered plant developed in Canada from the Rapeseed Plant, which is part of the mustard family of plants. According to AgriAlternatives, The Online Innovation, and Technology Magazine for Farmers, "By nature, these rapeseed oils, which have long been used to produce oils for industrial purposes, are... toxic to humans and other animals".

Rapeseed oil is poisonous to living things and is an excellent insect repellent. I have been using it (in very diluted form, as per instructions) to kill the aphids on my roses for the last two years. It works very well; it suffocates them. Ask for it at your nursery. Rape is an oil that is used as a lubricant, fuel, soap and synthetic rubber base and as a illuminate for color pages in magazines. It is an industrial oil.

It is not a food.

Rape oil is strongly related to symptoms of emphysema, respiratory distress, anemia, constipation, irritability, and blindness in animals and humans. Rape oil was widely used in animal feeds in England and Europe between 1986 and 1991, when it was discontinued.
A few relevant facts

It is genetically engineered rapeseed.

Canada paid the FDA the sum of $50 million to have rape registered and recognized as "safe". (Source: Young Again and others)

Rapeseed is a lubricating oil used by small industry. It has never been meant for human consumption.

It is derived from the mustard family and is considered a toxic and poisonous weed, which when processed, becomes rancid very quickly.

It has been shown to cause lung cancer (Wall Street Journal: 6/7/95)

It is very inexpensive to grow and harvest. Insects won't eat it.

Some typical and possible side effects include loss of vision, disruption of the central nervous system, respiratory illness, anemia, constipation, increased incidence of heart disease and cancer, low birth weights in infants and irritability.

Generally rapeseed has a cumulative effect, taking almost 10 years before symptoms begin to manifest. It has a tendency to inhibit proper metabolism of foods and prohibits normal enzyme function. Canola is a Trans Fatty Acid, which has shown to have a direct link to cancer. These Trans Fatty acids are labeled as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. Avoid all of them!

According to John Thomas' book, Young Again, 12 years ago in England and Europe, rape seed was fed to cows, pigs and sheep who later went blind and began attacking people. There were no further attacks after the rape seed was eliminated from their diet.

Source: David Dancu, N.D.

Apparently peanut oil is being replaced with rape oil. You'll find it in an alarming number of processed foods. I read where rape oil was the source of the chemical warfare agent mustard gas, which was banned after blistering the lungs and skins of hundred of thousands of soldiers and civilians during W.W.I. Recent French reports indicate that it was again in use during the Gulf War.

Check products for ingredients. If the label says, "may contain the following" and lists canola oil, you know it contains canola oil because it is the cheapest oil and the Canadian government subsidizes it to industries involved in food processing.

Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare fatal degenerative disease caused by in a build up long-chain fatty acids (c22 to c28) which destroys the myelin (protective sheath) of the nerves. Canola oil is a very long chain fatty acid oil (c22). Those who will defend canola oil say that the Chinese and Indians have used it for centuries with no effect, however it was in an unrefined form.*

(* taken from FATS THAT HEAL AND FATS THAT KILL by Udo Erasmus.)
I read about a man who bred birds, always checking labels to insure there was no rape seed in their food. He said, "The birds will eat it, but they do not live very long." A friend, who worked for only 9 mo. as a quality control taster at an apple-chip factory where Canola oil was used exclusively for frying, developed numerous health problems.

Rape seed oil used for stir-frying in China found to emit cancer-causing chemicals. (Rapeseed oil smoke causes lung cancer.) Amal Kumar Maj. The Wall Street Journal, June 7, 1995 pB6(W) pB6 (E) col 1(11 col in). Compiled by Darleen Bradley.

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Canola oil Because of the public scare over animal fats, sales of vegetable oils of all types increased. It was the established wisdom that those oils high in polyunsaturated fatty acids were especially beneficial (animal fats are high in saturated fatty acids). The obsession with polyunsaturated versus saturated fats led researchers and nutritionists to overlook some of the other features of vegetable oils that we now know are crucial to health, including: (1) susceptibility to rancidity; (2) ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids and its relevance in inflammatory diseases and immune system function; (3) possible presence of irritating or toxic compounds in particular plant oils. Unlike the case of trans-fatty acids, for which there is massive amount of research data, there is much less documented scientific research on canola oil consumption in humans, specifically. Some sources (unverified) claim that the Canadian government and industry paid the U.S. FDA $50 million dollars to have canola oil placed on the GRAS ("Generally Recognized As Safe") list, which allowed the canola industry to avoid the lengthy and expensive approval process, including medical research on humans. However, experimental rats that were fed canola oil "developed fatty degeneration of the heart, kidney, adrenals, and thyroid gland. On withdrawing the canola oil from their diets, the deposits dissolved but scar tissue remained on all vital organs." [ref. 3a] In the absence of direct research studies of canola oil and human health, many concerned nutritionists and biochemists have attempted to analyze the canola oil situation on the basis of current knowledge of the biochemistry of fats and oils. While hard-nosed canola industry spokespersons may claim such commentary to be speculative, in the absence of proof of safety, anyone concerned about their family's health should pay close attention to the various arguments and warnings. [refs. 3a - 3i; for canola industry position, see refs. 3j, 3k] The Canola Council of Canada has published a report [ref. 3k] that focuses heavily on the high polyunsaturated fatty acid content of canola oil and the presumed benefits of polyunsaturated oils on various blood parameters (platelet phospholipids, platelet aggregation, eicosanoid production, clotting time). In spite of the many scientific references listed at the end of the report, the author studiously avoids discussion of the toxic effects mentioned by many nutritionists and biochemists, and, instead, attempts to link many of the benefits of Mediterranean-type diets high in olive oil to diets high in canola oil, when in fact, no such evidence is presented, and canola oil has never been part of a traditional Mediterranean diet. Concerns about the risks of using canola (rapeseed) oil focus on several aspects: (1) the presence of long-chain fatty acids, including erucic acid, which are thought by some to cause CNS degeneration, heart disease, and cancer; (2) the high temperatures needed in the refining process to make canola oil palatable, which lead to formation of trans-fatty acids; (3) miscellaneous undesirable chemical constituents (thioglycosides and thiocyanates) whose effects are unclear, as their concentration in the refined product is probably very low. Although Chinese and Indian peoples have long used rapeseed oil in cooking, it was not refined and processed to the extent of modern commercial methods, and it was never considered to be a high quality oil for human consumption. Ayurvedic physicians have for thousands of years classified olive, almond, and sesame as the best oils for human health, and have considered safflower, soybean and rapeseed oils to be undesirable for human consumption except perhaps when no other oil sources were available. Recent epidemiological studies of high lung cancer rates in Chinese women suggest that wok cooking with rapeseed oil is responsible, rather than tobacco smoking, which was only a weak factor. Chinese rapeseed oil tended to produce the highest emissions of the potentially carcinogenic or mutagenic compounds 1,3-butadiene, benzene, acrolein, and formaldehyde, when compared with soybean oil and peanut oil. [ref. 3n] Canola oil contains a long-chain fatty acid called erucic acid, which is especially irritating to mucous membranes; canola oil consumption has been correlated with development of fibrotic lesions of the heart, CNS degenerative disorders, lung cancer, and prostate cancer, anemia, and constipation. [ref. 3a, 3b] Canola oil derives from the plants Brassica campestris and B. napus, which have been selectively bred to substantially reduce the erucic acid content. However, some health professionals feel that there is still too much present in current canola oil products for safe use. Some critics of canola oil focus on the fact that rapeseed oil was originally used as an industrial lubricant and known to be unfit for human consumption, although many vegetable oils have been used in industrial applications as well as in foods. The long-chain fatty acids found in canola have been found to destroy the sphingomyelin surrounding nerve cells in the brain, in some cases leading to a degenerative brain condition remarkably similar to mad-cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy); in advanced cases the brain tissue develops a Swiss-cheese-like appearance, full of holes. Illnesses and conditions that have been associated with canola oil consumption include loss of vision (retinal capillaries are very sensitive and easily damaged), and a wide range of neurological disorders. [ref. 3a] The high temperatures used in canola refining will damage many of the essential fatty acids, which are much more susceptible to damage by heat than saturated fats. (Heat may convert many of the unsaturated double bonds to the "trans" configuration.) While high-quality essential fatty acids are required for human health, in their damaged or rancid forms they become harmful. Additional problems with canola oil include the presence of minute, but potentially dangerous, amounts of thioglycosides, which have thyrotoxic effects. [ref. 3m] To reduce the concentration of these compounds requires processing with alkalinizing agents plus high temperatures; unfortunately, the high temperatures used in processing have other undesirable effects, the most serious of which is the conversion of unsaturated fats to the trans form. Rapeseed has been selectively bred and genetically engineered [ref. 3a] in an attempt to reduce the toxic components and processing methods were developed to further reduce the concentration of undesirable compounds. Prior to its entry into the "health" food market, it was known as rapeseed oil, but savvy marketing professionals knew that the health food market, heavily dominated by young, college-educated women, would not purchase a repulsive-sounding product called rapeseed oil. The name of the selectively bred variety was changed to canola (as in "Canadian oil"; it has been heavily promoted by Canadian government and agricultural organizations) oil; the name rolls off the tongue with a mellifluous sound. [3.1] Recommendations The biochemistry of plants and natural food products is often complex; the total effect of a given food on human health is dependent upon many chemical constituents and their interaction with biochemical pathways of the body. To radically alter our diets based on scientific evidence regarding only a few aspects of this biochemistry is like cooking in the dark. Common symptom reactions to unhealthy oils and fats, or to an unhealthy balance of the types of fats in one's diet include joint pain and aggravation of arthritic conditions, a general tendency to have increased tissue irritability and inflammation, and, in the case of unhealthy fats such as hydrogenated oils and excessive amounts of fried foods, abdominal fullness and indigestion. While these conditions also may be due to other factors, quality of fats and oils is important. How one feels immediately to within several days after eating specific types of fat is often a useful indicator of whether one's fat consumption is healthy or unhealthy. Avoid canola oil; there is too much doubt about its safety. Recommended oils and fats, which are essential nutrients, include moderate amounts of meat in the form of clean sources (organically grown, etc.) of beef, lamb, and other red meats, poultry, fish (especially sardines and mackerel), plus olive, almond, or sesame oil; of all the vegetable oils, olive oil is probably the safest and best for health reasons. All of these have been in traditional use in various cultures for thousands of years. Individual differences in metabolism will dictate needs for more or less of these types of oils and fats.
An attorney for the Canola people sent Breathing.com the below in green.
"If you read down into this page you will see a number of links to other independent and very reputable Web sites (the Cancer Association, American Society of Science and Health, Washington Post, Health Central and others) that refute the claims made on this page."

I personally would not believe much of anything from the Cancer Society.

A forwarded email.
"I know you wouldn't want to make irresponsible claims so I'm providing you with this information: Although canola oil is not a favorite oil with me for a number of reasons (none of which were listed in the article), the statement suggesting that because it is used as an industrial oil it is therefore not edible is not valid. Flax oil is also used as an industrial oil for paint and linoleum, etc. But when it is prepared as a food it is edible. Most oils have been used at one time or another as industrial products. One of the most edible of oils, coconut oil, is used for many industrial products, especially for soaps and cosmetics. Olive oil apparently has been used to make soap for as long as it has been used as a food oil. Perhaps the most blatant error and comparison made by Mr. Lynn, though, is that regarding canola oil and mustard gas, which chemically has absolutely no relationship to mustard oil or any other mustard plant. Mustard gas is 2,2'-dichlorodiethyl sulfide and its preparation using ethylene and sulfur chloride is given in the Merck Index. It received its name because of the yellowish color of the gas and the sulfur odor. Canola and regular rapeseed oils are extracted from the seeds of several of the brassica plants - the same family of plants from which we get vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale, mustard greens, and several other vegetables. Of course, there is not much fat in these vegetables; but what fat there is in some of them, e.g., mustard greens, is as much as 29 percent erucic acid. Also, since glycosides (typical are stevioside and other flavonoids) are basically water soluble, I would not expect to find much of them in any oil. Those glucosinolates found in rapeseed meal after the oil has removed from the seeds are the same goiterogens that are found in the brassica vegetables. One problem with canola oil is that it has to be partially hydrogenated or refined before it is used commercially and consequently is a source of trans fatty acids; sometimes are very high levels. Another problem is that it is too unsaturated to be used exclusively in the diet; some of the undesirable effects caused by feeding canola can be rectified if the diet is made higher in saturated fatty acids. Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., Director Nutritional Sciences Division Enig Associates, Inc. marye@enig.com FAX:(301)680-8100"

GE canola class action suit moves forward in Canada

Court to hear GE canola class action suit arguments
Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, October 28, 2004 Vol. 6, No. 209
An attempt by organic farmers in Saskatchewan, Canada, to file a class action suit against developers of genetically engineered canola moves into a courtroom in early November.

Justice Gene-Ann Smith of the Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon will hear lawyers representing Monsanto Canada, Bayer Crop Science and two organic growers argue the merits of the suit. Class actions are relatively new in Canada, and the plaintiff has to convince the court the action should be allowed to go forward. If the judge agrees to certify the suit, then a trial would be held later.

Farmers Larry Hoffman and Dale Beaudoin, on behalf of a group called the Saskatchewan Organic Directorate, wants to be able to sue Monsanto and Bayer for an as-yet-undetermined amount in compensation for being unable to grow organic canola. They say the companies' GE varieties spread into fields of conventional canola, making it almost impossible to grow and sell organic canola that must be free of GE seeds.

Monsanto spokeswoman Trish Jordan said her company will argue that the suit should be dismissed. She said the farmers are being put forward by the Directorate, Greenpeace, and the British Soils Association "as a platform to advance their anti-GE position in the public arena and this is not an appropriate use of the court's time and resources. These groups are engaging in a scientific, social and political debate concerning GE foods rather than having a legitimate legal dispute."

Recommendations from Mike:
Dr. Doug Graham states that "oils in general inhibit nutrient absorption in the small intestine".

Because of the lungs need for essential fatty acids in the oxidation relationship and are a lot of what make up surfactants in your lungs I have to encourage you to eat oils in some form.

All the above is very controversial and very time consuming to prove or disprove so with all the oil choices out there why take chances? If you must use oils.

Pure Olive oil only. Bariani (Sacramento California area) is a good one. Safflower and Sunflower oils are OK, but they contain Omega 6 which may or may not be not a good option for the heart or the mylin sheaths. PRO EFA or UDO's choice are real good ones for balanced EFAs.

Reject any foods, packaged or otherwise, which have in the label "...may contain vegetable oil, cottonseed, canola oil.." And if the label just says vegetable oil, I reject it since it does not specify which oil. mw

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