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Vedic Civilization means both Manu Samhita and Kama Sutra.
Trying to implement a "Vedic civilization" with only either one or the other is a fantasy and is "the logic of half a hen" ardha-kukkuti nyaya.
That's why this "men and women" stuff is the province of grhastas and adminstrators, not brahmacaris and sannyasis.
Trying to introduce social dharma without social artha and kama will be a disaster.
If you're a brahmacari and you want to be a commentator on what women should do and how Srila Prabhupada's vision should be applied in the area of gender relations, then get some credibility - get a wife.
Otherwise, stick to the brahman stuff - that's the meaning of the word "brahmacari".
Hare Krishna
Thank you very much for your thoughtful postings regarding Caitanya das' blog. I very much appreciate you putting his position into proper context. (IMO) How he chooses to present things often take things out of context and are very hurtful to both ISKCON devotees and prospective devotees.
I think it would be a good thing if someone would take the task of explaining what Srila Prabhupada's/ the Vedic position is of women AS IT IS, completely objectively in a book or well-thought out/ researched essay. It would be a helpful resource.
Any volunteers? :)
(note...edited my orig. comment to hopefully make it more in tune w/ what I was trying to say)