“The milk which we are taking here is not at all comparable with New Vrindavan milk. Anyways, there must be a gulf of difference between city life and country life. As poet Cowper said, ‘Country is made by God and city is made by man.’ Therefore, my special request is that you should try to maintain as many cows as possible in your New Vrindavana. The first thing is that whether the girls and women who live there are agreeable to work as I have suggested, namely, 1) to take care of the children, both from health and educational point of view, 2) to keep the whole temple, kitchen, etc, very clean. At the present moment, things are not kept very clean. You are right that if outsiders come, they will view our situation as not very hygienic; 3) cooking, 4) churning butter. If they agree to all these principles, that is to say, if they cooperate with the boys, then surely very quickly New Vrndavana will develop as nicely as possible.”
(SPL to Kirtananda, 24th June, 1969)
“Regarding the questions you have asked, it is better to refer such questions to our householder women. If your ailment is persisting, you may consult a physician what you should do.”
(SPL to Rukmini dasi, 12th August, 1969)
“Regarding your question, yes a women can certainly reach the perfectional stage of devotion to Krsna. And the gopis of Vrndavan are the best example of this. They are simple cowherd girls, and Lord Caitanya has praised their worship of Lord Krsna as the highest form of worship. Krsna consciousness is transcendental to all such mundane considerations as if one’s body is male or female. This is the meaning of spiritual: Krsna consciousness is beyond the limited body idea”
(SPL to Krsna devi, 2nd November, 1969)
“I am so glad that Dayananda is doing everything so nicely. He is an intelligent, responsible boy, and whatever you do conjointly, it has my approval. You may note it. But always remember that Nandarani, is also a very nice devotee girl, and their whole family is coming out nice; so you should see always that they are not in inconvenience in any way. A brahmacari can tolerate any inconvenience, but women and children cannot. They will have difficulty.”
(SPL to Gargamuni, December 15th, 1969)