beatting women

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> > Why are you so much bent on finding quotes on beating women? Please

> > supply endless quotes on non-violence, compassion, and developing love

> > of God. Afterall, that's what Krishna consciousness is all about.

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> I'm sure nobody is trying to find excuses for his beating of women. The

> point is, as I see it, that Srila Prabhupada spoke of this things and

> maybe it is wise to understand, and not just cut it away. We cannot take

> just parts of Srila Prabhupada, that fit our sentiments, and throw away

> things that hurt our sentiments. We cannot just speak of non-violence and

> compassion, without properly understanding what that is. If we just take

> our conditioned idea of non-violence, then we may not be in proper

> understanding. We should accept understanding from Srila Prabhupada, is

> it?

 

The understanding from Srila Prabhupada is we should develop proper quality

of a Vaisnava and become devotee of Krishna. We cannot use a selective quote

to justify whatever prejudiced idea we may have.

The whole idea of women beating of any other beating is not really in the

Vedas, rather some quotes from such acaryas such as Tulasi dasa, Canakya

Pandit etc. In one sense, how can Vedas advocate protection of the women,

and the sametime making a provision for beating them. You protect someone,

and then you smack the person on the head; the pieces just doesn't match

together. The whole idea varies from culture to culture. Certain places,

especially in some States in US, like California, if you dare touch a woman

in an aggresive way, not to talk of beating her, by law, you will go to

jail.

 

It's better we are cool-headed and not be strong-headed in showing our

machoness, just because we are male. A brahmana does not see a woman, a

sudra, a cow, a dog or a dog-eater, rather he sees the spirit soul dwelling

in all bodies. Srila Prabhupada said, in Krishna consciousness movement, we

are trying to create brahmanas.