Page 48 - Defending Prabhupada Words - By Harivlas Das

woman or man only involves one’s bodily dress. The soul
in nature is actually the marginal energy of the Supreme
Lord. Every living entity, being classified as energy, is
supposed to be originally a woman, or one who is enjoyed.
In the body of a man there is a greater opportunity to get
out of the material clutches; there is less opportunity in
the body of a woman. In this verse it is indicated that the
body of a man should not be misused through forming an
attachment to woman and thus becoming too entangled in
material enjoyment, which will result in getting the body
of a woman in the next life. A woman is generally fond of
household prosperity, ornaments, furniture and dresses.
She is satisfied when the husband supplies all these things
sufficiently. The relationship between man and woman is
very complicated, but the substance is that one who aspires
to ascend to the transcendental stage of spiritual realization
should be very careful in accepting the association of
woman. In the stage of Krishna consciousness, however,
such restriction of association may be slackened because
if a man’s and woman’s attachment is not to each other but
to Krishna, then both of them are equally eligible to get
out of the material entanglement and reach the abode of
Krishna. As it is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, anyone who
seriously takes to Krishna consciousnesss - whether in the
lowest species of life or a woman or of the less intelligent
classes, such as the mercantile or laborer class- will go back
home, back to Godhead, and reach the abode of Krishna.
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