Srila Prabhupada's words prove your contentions are Balderdash!

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> Oh yes. Such men seem to have more interest in keeping a woman on the

> bodily concept of *shyness* than on the importance of transcending the

> body what to speak of women distributing Prabhupada's books. It was

> clearly Prabhupada's instruction that women also should be book

> distributors and to the same degree as the men. They cannot argue that.

>

> One reason (some) men try to artificially keep a competant woman shy, or

> rather so-called shy, is sex desire and power (lording it over). It is a

> very attractive material quality, female shyness, but if she is

> spiritually active in the temple and a strong Sankirtan devotee, even

> though such men will not openly argue that, they would much rather be with

> a woman who is codependent on them and so-called shy. Do not

> misunderstand. I agree that some women are shy, but not to the degree

> these men hanker after. Besides, it is just a mudane personality trait,

> not a *lets get out of this material world* trait.

>

> I also find that some women just are not shy. That does not make them less

> of a devotee nor less advanced. She will do great on Sankirtan! Nor will

> it make her any less of a mother. Matter of fact, some of the best

> motherly women in this movement are the ones who are strong, bold, will

> not tolerate maya in their child's life, and will speak up. Not shy but

> definitely Krishna Conscious! Therefore it is more important to be Krishna

> Conscious than it is to be shy.

>

> Those who still disagree are still looking for angles to make sex desire

> and control freak mentality acceptable and religious. The more they try to

> encourage women to act according to their bodily psychology, the more they

> are the cause of damage to her spiritual advancement and the development

> of her real traits, her spiritual traits.

>

> YS,

> Prtha dd

 

Now let's compare what you've written, oh learned one, with Srila

Prabhupada's words below;

 

> "This incident from the Mahabharata period proves definitely that the

> ladies of the palace observed strict pardaa (restricted association with

> men), and instead of coming down in the open air where Lord Krsna and

> others were assembled, the ladies of the palace went up on the top of the

> palace and from there paid their respects to Lord Krsna by showers of

> flowers. It is definitely stated here that the ladies were smiling there

> on the top of the palace, checked by shyness. This shyness is a gift of

> nature to the fair sex, and it enhances their beauty and prestige, even if

> they are of a less important family or even if they are less attractive.

> We have practical experience of this fact. A sweeper woman commanded the

> respect of many respectable gentlemen simply by manifesting a lady’s

> shyness. Half-naked ladies in the street do not command any respect, but a

> shy sweeper’s wife commands respect from all." (SP SB Purport, 1.10.16)

 

The conclusion that can be quite easily drawn here is that your contentions

are simply balderdash! It would be advisable to study what Srila Prabhupada

has written in his books too... besides just advocating distributing them...

which is nice. We too are engaged in distributing SP's books, in a big way,

for your kind information...

 

VaiŠava d€sanud€s,

 

B€su Ghosh D€s