Can women become managers? Why not?

[Paramananda das]

PAMHO

AGTSP

 I am writting this in response to Vrindavana lilas posting on Dandavats, I am not sure they publish it,so I am posting it to devotees also and on my webblock:

http://www.dandavats.com/?p=9686#comment-14627

In India where vedic culture is more existing however it is not a good idea, in my humble opinion

your servant

Payonidhi das

dear mother Vrindavan lila devi dasi

Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 First I want to remind us about the statement by Srila Rupa Goswami:

naham vipro na ca nara-patir napi vaisyo na sudro

naham varni na ca grha-patir no vanastho yatir va

kintu prodyan-nikhila-paramananda-purnamrtabdher

gopi-bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa-dasanudasah

"I am not a brahmana; I am not a ksatriya; I am not a vaisya or a sudra. Nor am I a brahmacari, a householder, a vanaprastha, or a sannyasi. I identify myself only as the servant of the servant of the servant of the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna, the maintainer of the gopis. He is like an ocean of nectar, and he is the cause of universal transcendental bliss. He is always existing with brilliance." (Padyavali 74)

And of course you are not a woman but a pure spirit soul.There has been several Goswaminis in our line so women are not excluded, but Srila Prabhupada has also made varnasrama statements about women in general.They should not be overlooked or ignored.

Actually many women find it "hurtful" to their egoes to be called mothers and mataji and wants to be called Prabhus.  This was done by Srila Prabhupada on a few occasions, but in general this was not his standard, nor is it the general Gaudiya vaisnava standard.Actually in many Gaudiya maths, women are often addressed as Didi, sister.

In his conversation with Ramananda Raya, Lord Caitanya asked him to go beyond the discussion of varna and asrama.Sometimes nowadays female devotees become leaders, GBC's and TP's  ,some believe it is a transgression of Srila Prabhupadas instruction.I do not agree, if our godsister is qualified to be a manager .Surely if she is qualified.If the standards set by Srila Prabhupada are met why not? Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura also mentioned

to his son Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada in one of his last instructions to him that varna asrama must be set up.This was also the desire of Srila Prabhupada.Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura emphasized in his many writting to go beyond varnasrama by realizing Krsna through the chanting of the Mahamanta, and avoiding 10 offences.

He instructed even grhastha disciples to chant 64 rounds daily as this is the instruction of Lord Caitanya.Srila Prabhupada made it minimum 16 ,and encouraged devotees to chant more and serve more.

 I hope this is of some value to the vaisnavas.

your servant

Payonidhi das