By the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna ConsciousnessWhereas in ISKCON men had generally been taught to see all women other than their wives as mother; Whereas in more recent times a practice has gained momentum that women should not be called "Mataji," but "Prabhu;" Whereas the word "Prabhu" is traditionally used to address men; Whereas one section of ISKCON considers addressing women as "Prabhu" to have no cultural or linguistic backing, or any evidentiary or experiential support from Srila Prabhupada's teachings; Whereas another section of ISKCON cites conversational or correspondence-based evidence that Srila Prabhupada addressed female disciples as "Prabhu;" Whereas there is increasing discord among the proponents of these two opinions; Whereas all initiated women also have the title "Devi" as part of their spiritual name, an address that could also apply to the non-initiated