It is not based on spiritual values. No one should fool themselves on this. It is based purely on social values, modern social values, that the women should be dīkṣā-gurus.

Institution is necessary because you are dealing with neophytes, the evil is the neophytes themselves. It is not that the system itself is the problem, it is the system how it is used by the neophyte mentality. If the institution is used for one's own purpose, that's the evil.

Prabhu: Sometimes devotees like to say a lot about how Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati said, 'Feed them meat if you have to, whatever it takes to get them to be Krishna conscious.' HH BVPS Maharaja: Yeah, and so who is doing it?

Devotee (1): Can you comment on India geographically, what was the influence of Muslim conquest, British and even American influence today on brahminical Varnashrama culture? What is the difference between regions?