According to Osho, Krishna’s devotion to the cow honors the cow as the ‘mother’ in the soul’s evolution—the link immediately preceding human consciousness. While the body’s lineage passes through the ape, the soul’s journey passes through the cow; thus Krishna’s go-seva expresses gratitude to our psychic ancestry, awakens compassion, and harmonizes us with the nurturing, life-sustaining principle.
Osho says Krishna loves cows because the cow is like our soul’s mother, so caring for her teaches us gratitude, kindness, and balance.