34 oz brain

To understand Brahman is not the business of teeny brain. Alpa-medhasam [Bg 7.23]. There are two Sanskrit words: alpa-medhasa and su-medhasa. Alpa-medhasa means having little brain substance. Physiologically, within the brain there are brain substance. It is found that the brain substance in man is found up to sixty-four ounce. They are very highly intellectual persons. And in woman the brain substance is not found more than thirty-four ounce. You'll find, therefore, that there is no very great scientist, mathematician, philosopher among women. You'll never find, because their brain substance cannot go. Artificially do not try to become equal with men. That is not allowed in the Vedic sastra. Na striyam svatantratam arhati [Manu-samhita]. That is called sastra.    (More...)

Reporter: Are men regarded as superior to women?    (More...)

Prabhupada: Yes, naturally. Naturally, woman requires protection by the man. In the childhood she is protected by the father, and youth time she is protected by the husband, and old age she is protected by elderly sons. That is natural.    (More...)

Female Reporter: That goes against the thinking of a lot of people in America now. Do you know that?    (More...)

Prabhupada: No... America, maybe, but this is the natural position. Women require protection.    (More...)

Female Reporter: Who decides who's natural? And what's natural?    (More...)

Prabhupada: Natural means just like in psychology it is said that woman, the highest brain substance of woman is thirty-six ounce, whereas the highest brain substance of man is sixty-four ounce. So there is difference, by nature, of the brain.    (More...)

Prabhupada: Cerebrum, yes. So intelligence becomes more, more, who has got more cerebrum. So psychologically, it is... A very intelligent man has got sixty-four-ounce cerebrum. And woman, even she is very intelligent, is not more than thirty-four ounce. Therefore we don't find, amongst women, any big scientist. It is impossible. Don't be angry. [laughter] And these rascals giving equal rights. Just see. And Vedic civilization: "No, they should be protected." The woman should be protected by the father, by the husband and by elderly sons. No independence. [break] ...she is my sister. She is old, about three years less than me, but she has got sons. She is very happy moving[?], protected by the sons.    (More...)