Re[2]: see *some* women as mother?

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Re: see *some* women as mother?

Author: "COM: Madhava Gosh (das) ACBSP (New Vrindavan - USA)"

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22/02/99 8:29

 

 

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> So, my definite

> point is, please let's become serious,accept our positions as given

> according to our past desires and serve Krsna without trying to become

> what we're not. That would include to give up the false ego too.

>

> servant of the all Vaisnavas/is

> bh. Muhamed

Madhava Gosh prabhu, you kindly wrote:

>As far as I know, male/female is a false ego consideration. And if a

woman's past desires have brought her to the position of being a competent

professional, why should she try to fit some formulistic concept of what she

is supposed to be, which may be what she's not?<

Male/female definitely IS wrong conception of life,and everyone who

wants to become serious devotee should try to change that conception,

but when we are married, we can't deny there is affection to other

person we are married for, even on the bodily platform. So when it's

there what to do ? We can't say that's transcendental. Marriage is

material arrangement that should help us to advance spiritually, by

seeing and realizing in depth all " wonderful " and relations " full

of nectar " between husband and wife. If they consume they marriage in

Krsna Consciousness properly, for sure, at the end they will be in

great amount, free from false male/female identification. If they do

it differently, than: " visayendrija samyogat yat tad agre mrtopamam

pariname visam iva tat sukham rajasam smrtam " BG 18.38. they will

suffer because Krsna is not in the center and they wanted to have

happiness in the mode of passion. We all know then what is the result

like.

But, again, no one would at the beginning accept to get married, if

they don't distinct, if they don't feel affection to the opposite sex.

Of course, I exclude cases when a person is obliged to pass the

grihasta ashram, even not being attracted to the opposite sex. But,

those are rare.

As per second part of your statement, I maybe wasn't precise

enough. So I'm gonna repeat: everyone should be engaged according to

their propensities, why should souls in the female bodies be

different? If she has a great professional skills - Jaya. Let she

helps Srila Prabhupad's preaching mission with those skills. But, is

that a justification to not perform her duties in Grihasta ashram?

Certainly not. Or, is it justification for a husband if he works to

never cook something himself, to not clean up something or to not help

her in any way, especially when she's having a difficult time, acting

as a " elevated devotee " who needs to be served? Completely to the

contrary. First ACAR and than PRACAR as in everything in our wonderful

process. I hope this would clarify any misunderstandings

Thank you for reading this and Hare Krishna!

Your humble servant

bh. Muhamed