Woman more advanced than brahmacaris!

[Guest guest]

Jadurani had come to visit Srila Prabhupada at the New Jersey seashore and

while talking with her I discovered she was feeling disturbed. She was

feeling she could make no spiritual advancement due to being a woman. This

was new information and some of the boys have been teasing her; the newly

shaven brahmacaris were taunting her, so she was a little upset about this.

After she left, I mentioned to Srila Prabhupada that Jadurani was feeling

like this and feeling somewhat sad. She felt discouraged by the talks of the

newly shaven brahmacaris. Srila Prabhupada's eyes lit up and grew large and

he said: "What is that? Why they are saying like that? Jadurani is more

advanced than all of them. They do not know". He waved his hand for

emphasis. So I told Jadurani later and she felt encouraged in a simple way.

 

>From Govinda dasi's memoirs.