Guest guest Posted April 25, 1999 Report Share Posted April 25, 1999 Well, that is wonderful that the whole issue is now cleared up. However, I do find it amazing that Mother Malati would have told me and others that she was determined never to take off her "pale desert sunset" colour no matter who told her. She must be very attached to these colours because she was very serious and matter of fact when she made the statement. My wife also informed that she also wore saffron when she joined the movement and the practice was stopped along with the practice of calling the brahmacarinis gopis. Does Malati suggest that we still call the brahmacarinis gopis? On 22 Apr 1999, Hare Krsna dasi wrote: > With Malati prabhu's permission, here is a quote from her dated Tue, 20 Apr > 99: > > I have definitely renounced my false renunciation. It is a moot point for me. > There was a time when all unmarried ladies wore saffron during Srila > Prabhpada's > time, so the colour of my sari is nothing unusual within our movement. I have > promised one sannyasi god-brother not to worry, however, that I have a white > sari and I will wear it upon my death bed, as per tradition. Is it our tradition to have widows wear pale desert sunset until they die and then be cremated in a white sari? > > In a later post, she humorously noted that she does NOT wear "saffron." The > color she uses is called "pale desert sunset!" > > Unless anyone can find any quotes from Srila Prabhupada prohibitting women from > wearing saffron, it seems that Malati prabhu has been unfairly maligned on this > account, since she is simply following an older ISKCON tradition. Didn't you already post a quote stating that widows wear white? I was told you did but haven't read all the submissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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