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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
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