“Vaisnava dasa: If one violates social customs, one is guilty of vyavaharika-dona, secular impropriety, and members of society who take pride in their social respectability do not condone such activities. That is why one should not perform them, even if he is spiritually qualified “ -Bhaktivedanta Thakura Jaiva Dharma, Chp. 6 Nitya Dharma Race & Cast p.111 Translation: Sri Srimad Bhaktivedänta Narayana Maharaja (Third Hindi edition)
2. If there is a compelling need for FDG’s, then those who are advocating it have the burden to provide reasonable evidence to support that claim.
3. If there is no compelling need to introduce FDG’s, then doing so formally violates social customs and, according to Bhaktivenode Thakura, comes under the category of “vyavaharika-dona,” inappropriate for those who take pride in their social responsibility to introduce.
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