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needs to fully accept Śrīla Prabhupāda’s instructions and
desires and create communities where devotees can live the
way that Kṛṣṇa intended.
I realize that there are many controversial topics presented
herein by His Holiness, but I know in my heart that what he
says is right and true. We may not like the bitter medicine, but
it is what we need right now to save society. Śrīla Prabhupāda
wanted us to carry forth his mission, and the only way we can
stay true to his teachings is to follow varṇāśrama-dharma as
fully as possible in this Age of Kali. This book can show us the
ideal, and the closer we can get to this ideal, the closer we will
come to Kṛṣṇa.
Bhagavat-priyā Devī Dāsī (MVS)
Civil Engineer, Indian Army, Jamnagar, India
I read the book, Women: Masters or Mothers? and really
appreciate Mahārāja producing such a publication. Śrīla Bhakti
Vikāsa Swami has presented a realistic view of todays culture
through his divine and realized knowledge. He made the point
in the book that everyone should respect women and also gave
the way for women to be respected in society.
In the modern age women suffer due to the cruelty and brutality
of some of the members of society. This is really shameful and
creates a dangerous future. One of the most important points
I saw in this book is that nowadays women are completely
unprotected due to the phenomenon of feminism created by the
present society. Feminism states that women are equal to men.
This is socially incorrect because when women are working as
housewives even after getting a good material education they
can make their home into heaven but when mothers work
outside the home for money they cannot instill proper culture
and values in their children and cannot properly serve their