Let me give you a small example. When you mix a little bit of cow dung and turmeric, it results in an ointment that may be used to cure any kind of wound. Now America has done lots of research on the cow dung and turmeric. And now, they have patented it and have laid down a condition that without their permission, these items may not be used! They did this only in the last month. Have their forefathers discovered these items? It was the Indians who had first discovered these. Today, if a bandage is applied with cow dung, the doctor comes and scares you off by saying, ‘Useless fellow! That wound is going to become septic’. If cow dung is applied on any boil, the boil will dry up within three days. It is because of such therapeutic properties associated with the cow dung that our ancestors used to mix it with water and sprinkle it in front of their houses. Because of this, poisonous insects would not approach the house. Even cow urine has such properties. When sacrifices were being performed, while taking the pledge of officiating the sacrifice, cow urine was drunk. In those days, Indians used to derive lots of benefits from the help provided by nature. They experienced and enjoyed everything that was available naturally. (M, pp. 203-204)