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             whom they admire; they cannot forswear their need for
             male shelter. Undoubtedly, this need for male protection is a
             major reason why formal renunciation for women is mostly
             discouraged within Vedic culture, wherein women are glorified
             for being chaste, not for being renounced. (p. 106)

             Again, it may not be easy to quickly change one’s way of thinking.
             Even if one agrees with the principles, it could for various
             reasons be very difficult to implement them. Nonetheless,
             reform is needed, and reform begins with understanding of
             principles. (HH BVKS, Seminar: Principles for Establishing
             Varṇāśrama Communities, <www.bvks.com/11134>)

           My gratitude to HH Bhakti Vikāsa Swami, who tirelessly and
           unwaveringly preaches Kṛṣṇa consciousness and Vedic culture,
           as a perfect example of a faithful disciple of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s,
           and a brāhmaṇa sannyāsī – a natural teacher of the society!

           I feel this book will appeal to all individuals and can greatly
           help society by making sure that women are taken care of and
           are protected in every aspect.



                          Su-gītā Vāṇī Devī Dāsī (JPS)
                        Māyāpur/Thiruvanantapuram, India


           Women: Masters or Mothers? is refreshingly dif ferent in that it
           makes us halt and review the direction our movement is taking
           and the path that we, its individual members, are treading.

           His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami appears to have delved deep
           into the recesses of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s mind and instructions
           before coming up with a searchlight to show us the way ahead.
           This book draws attention to the danger for  ISKCON in
           assimilating ideas wholesale from mainstream society, in the
           course of preaching.
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