Women Vs Vaisnavas Since both boys and girls are being trained to become preachers, these girls are not ordinary girls but are as good as their brothers who are preaching Krsna consciousness. Therefore to engage both boys and girls in fully transcendental activities is a policy intended to spread the Krsna consciousness movement . . . We are thoroughly instructing both men and women how to preach, and actually they are preaching wonderfully. .. . Both men and women are preaching the gospel of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Krsna with redoubled strength. (Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.32. 37, purports) In these instructions of Lord Kapiladeva it is explained that not only is woman the gateway to hell for man, but man is also the gateway to hell for woman. It is a question of attachment A man becomes attached to a woman because of her service, her beauty, and many other assets, and similarly a woman becomes attached to a man for his giving her a nice place to live, ornaments, dress, and children. As long as either is attached to the other for such material enjoyment the woman is dangerous for the man, and the man is also dangerous for the woman. But if the attachment is transferred to Krsna, both of them become Krsna conscious and then marriage is very nice. (Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.31.42, purport) Note: As we examine Vedic culture, we can see that while men pastured the cows (in the case of vaisyas), women dealt with the by-product of cow protection: milk. They churned butter, made yogurt and did whatever was necessary to preserve the quantity of milk (which was their wealth). They used it for the family or prepared the excess for sale. In this sense, women were partners. >>> Ref. VedaBase => All Men -- and Women -- Can Know God
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