a powerful point to consider

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Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

In the midst of the debate regarding prescribed duties of women,

etc..., one thing sticks clear in my mind: The entire battle of Kuruksetra,

in which we believe 360 million men died in 18 days (the largest battle in

history), was caused by disrespect to a woman.

Indeed, the deciding event that triggered the entire war was the

incident in which Draupadi was insulted by Duhsasana and no action was taken

to protect her. 360 million people died because of that single insult to a

chaste lady.

If we meditate on this powerful example, we should come to the

conclusion that, regardless of where we stand on the position of women in

ISKCON today, the act of disrespecting women, especially Vaishnavis, is

suicidal. The next question we should ask ourselves is, "Am I, and, are we,

in ISKCON, disrespecting the Vaishnavis, and if so, what are the

inauspicious consequences, both individually and institutionally? Are we

suffering from any today?"

 

Your humble servant,

 

Candrasekhar Acarya dasa