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need such guidance, because this is now not available to
us from any other source. By imitating the Western and
materialistic lifestyles, the degradation among Indians is
now even worse than that among Western people. The result
is social calamities like divorce, gang rapes, child abuse,
abortion, murders, etc. To stop these things, or at least
escape from them, we women should use our intelligence
to read this book and implement the teachings in our lives
and thus benef it ourselves and the society. I was about to
be spoiled by so-called women’s education, career etc., but
fortunately I escaped by following the instructions of my
spiritual master, His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami, and by
the guidance of my devotee husband. I am now living very
peacefully by being a housewife and a mother to my son.
Bhakta Piyush and Mādhavī Devī Dāsī
Māyāpur, India
This book makes no apologies for its stand on rules and roles.
The controversial topic of the female-bodied soul is ongoing;
one should understand it carefully, because it’s not about
putting down females but def ining the use of the bodily
machine for elevation. Even for the male-bodied there are
def ined rules according to one’s duty. In Kṛṣṇa consciousness
neither is put down, yet for both male or female a role is
def ined within certain parameters, the aim being elevation to
Kṛṣṇa consciousness. There are two pathways from the f ine
to gross, and vice versa – the f inest being spirit soul, where
there is no distinction, all being feminine/servitors. Yet this
platform is a very elevated position. One cannot, simply by
bodily designation, claim to be on the supreme platform, where
one of the features is extreme humility. This book attempts to
address that issue. Another point that comes out in this topic