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The success of grihastha ashram depends on how a woman is treated. What is the position of a woman? In the Mahabharata Bhismadev instructs Yudhisthir Maharaj on this very subject. This important subject is also dealt with Manu in his Manu samhita. Bhismadev states: It is very important that every single woman must be given […]
In every traditional culture in the world, it was axiomatically understood that a woman’s primary role is that of mother (which should be obvious, because the female body is biologically made for giving birth). As stated in the Manusaṁhitā (9.96), women were “created to be mothers.” Yet feminists consider that to be a stay-at-home mother […]
The following is a letter by Srila Prabhupada to a disciple advising how to live in householder life without artificially practicing separation from his wife. My Dear Hamsaduta, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter of May 27, 1968, and noted the contents carefully. As you are married, there is […]
Offering hospitality is not a matter of formality but one of consciousness. A guest must feel welcome. A grihastha should ensure that his guest does not leave his home dissatisfied. Love and warmth is the principal element in hospitality to guests. The process of serving should not be ritualistic or mechanical. Srimad Bhagvatam [1. 13. […]
Bhaktin Suzanne and Nitai dasa have decided to marry. Bhaktin Suzanne, a devotee for almost a year, is convinced that Nitai will make her blissfully happy while Nitai thinks that he has been a resident temple devotee for too long. Even though he sees marriage as proof that he is not a strong devotee and […]
A wife shares the spiritual advancement of her husband, simply by serving him. Even if she is not a devotee, she gets all the benefits that the husband gets, simply by serving him. Chastity and service to the husband have such power that the wife automatically shares in the spiritual advancement and piety of her […]
Here’s a letter by Srila Prabhupada appreciating the service and sincerity of one of his grihastha disciples. My Dear Rupanuga, Please accept my blessings. I beg to thank you for your letter dated August 24, 1968, with 2 pictures, photographs of our temple in Buffalo. You have written to say that Buffalo is doing well, […]
Do’s and Don’ts on how to earn one’s livelihood in grihastha ashram. A grihastha must earn wealth to maintain his family. But he must do it in an uncomplicated way. Simple living and high thinking is the motto of a Krishna conscious grihastha. He is not an unduly ambitious individual trying to earn more money […]
Hm. So how you are spending that money? “Bhagavad-gita As It Is,” chapter four, text seventeen: The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore, one should know properly what action is, what forbidden action is, and what inaction is. Commentary by Dayananda das Prabhupada writes in his purport of this verse, “If one […]
Protect and Provide If a case of illicit sex between a man and an unmarried woman were brought before Prabhupada, he never blamed the woman. He said it is the man’s fault because the man is supposed to be strong and intelligent, and that a woman naturally and innocently follows a man. A man’s role […]
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