No, she's not a sannyasi - or a sannyasini

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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.