Guest guest Posted December 12, 1998 Report Share Posted December 12, 1998 >A woman looses all her respect when she looses her shyness, by attempting to be plainly visible alongside with men.< When Draupadi was abused by Duryodhana and his gang, she became very visible, she became furiously visible and started, not only correcting, but sharply admonishing and teaching the assembled men, kings and brahmanas alike, as to what their dharma was. In such a situation where they had clearly overstepped their dharmic responsibilities, she did not hold back with *chaste* downcast eyes. She let it out, even to her husbands. We have a situation now in ISKCON, where the leaders over the years (esp. the childabuse-thing comes to mind) have proven themselves to be not in touch with the situation, to say the least. Who with their mind and intelligence under some percentage control can blame that some (mothers, matajis, prabhus, vaisnavis, brahmacarinis, widows, bhaktins,) wants to have some influence? The men has obviously not done their protective duties well enough. Don´t blame the women - I think they are realistic. If they did not speak up, they would be at fault, though not as much as the men. They are the Draupadi of our society. Your servant Trayimaya dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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