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Women's Lib

• Subject: Women's Lib
• From: Kelsey W
• Date: Mon Jan 29 10:26:38 1996
• Message-Id: id721

Dear Kelsey



Hello. Hare Krishna!



No. I didn't know that Srila Prabhupada wanted 2-3 women on the GBC. It's all news

to me! If he wanted 2-3 women on the GBC then no doubt he would have appointed

them. He was the one who selected the GBC members...



However Srila Prabhupada didn't want the women to be badly treated, or treated as

"second class". He didn't see any difference between man and woman. He saw

everyone as a spirit soul and he was just trying to help everyone reestablish

their relationship with Krishna.



I will have a look at the article in the next day or two and perhaps mellow it out

a bit. It may be too much for something in such an open format as you suggest. We

can't expect people brought up in a totally different cultural background to

accept these things so easily... and it may put some off as you mention.



Thanks for your suggestions and looking forward to hearing from you again.



Chant Hare Krishna and be happy!



Your servant



Madhudvisa dasa



>    I still feel that your hurting the Krishna Consciousness movement

>by saying these things in such an open format. Not that you should lie or



>anything, it's just that your message does seem extremely sexist and will

>turn many people away from it if you continue. I've read other messages

>about the status of women by Hare Krishna women that are more positive,

>and still keep the same idea of the position of men and women. You know,

>Praphupada wanted women to be treated better than they are being

>currently treated in the society. Before he left his body he said that

>there should be 2 or 3 women on the GBC.

>

>                        Hare Krishna!

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