Once a sincere young couple visited Srila Gaurakisora Das Babaji maharaj and asked for instructions in how to progress in spiritual life. Babaji Maharaj seeing their sincerity blessed them with instructions in spiritual life. He told the husband that he should cook for his wife, serve her prasadam, and only eat after she is satisfied. This was an incredibly revolutionary statement given that cooking for her husband, serving him, and only eating after he has eaten is practically the main duty of a wife within the Vedic context. And this was in the early 1900’s when the culture of India was still very conservative in regards to traditional roles for men and women.
For a man to make tangible spiritual progress he must be able to see all women, including his wife as a spirit soul, part and parcel of Krishna, meant for Krishna’s enjoyment and not for his own enjoyment.
So for anyone interested in making spiritual advancement everyday should be mothers day.
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