The Draupadi of our society

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>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