Devi's Revenge? or nature's delicate balacing act? ?

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Shankaraji,

i am a part of Shakti Sadhana and was reading your

mail. seeing the icon on i had written to you.

regards,

sujatha

--- "adi_shakthi16 <adi_shakthi16"

<adi_shakthi16 wrote:

> dear db,

>

> Thanks so much for bringing into focus such

> importantant issues as

> female infanticide, dowry deaths, illegal abortions

> etc in india

> etc...

>

> these are real issues and we as shaktas cannot

> ignore the cruelty and

> inhumane treatment of women specially in a country

> where shaktism is

> one of the four wheels of Sanatana dharma, the

> chariot!

>

> it is emmarassing BUT none the less true that these

> practices are

> being carried out and they should be stopped !

>

> india'S population haS exceeded the 1 billion mark !

> (CHINA'S TOO)

>

> not too long ago, an english economist by the name

> Thomas Malthus

> MADE SOME GLOOMY PREDICTIONS...

>

> hE SAID OPOULATION, IF UNCHECKED WOULD INCREASE IN

> GEOMETRIC

> PROGRESSION AND food production WOULD increase in

> arithmetic

> progression:

>

> there are two checks to poopulation growth

>

> 1) positive checks - like natural calamities

> outbreak of epidemics,

> earthquakes, floods, droughts, pestilence, wars,

> tornados, FAMINES.

> hurricanes, etc... this results in higher death

> rates...

>

> 2) preventive checks like birth control, delaying

> the age of marriage

> etc or limiting the size of families - would lower

> bith rates... of

> course MORAL RESTRAINT!

>

>

> but even Thomas malthus would tutn in his grave if

> he came to know

> that female fetuses are killed even before they are

> born; women are

> burned because of insufficient dowry and illegal

> abortions are

> carried out!

>

> women are manifestations of devi ! so they are

> 'prakriti' too ! any

> injustice meted out to women is bound to incur the

> 'wrath; of devi!

> we have all heard of the shkespearean phrase- hell

> hath no fury like

> a woman scorned ! (something like that! )

>

> there is no justification whatsoever for committing

> female genocide

> whether in inia or china!

>

> by the same token, eARTH OR BHOOMI DEVI is also

> mother nature! she is

> patient, tolerant and understanding! but, we cannot

> place too

> much 'burden' on her!

>

> when the recent massive earthquakes in Gujarat

> occurred and so many

> lives were lost, it was remarked, that Devi is

> 'angry' with the

> people of gujarat and that is why such a massive

> tragedy occurred?

> now, anyone with a scientific bent of mind knows

> that gujarat is in

> the 'earthquake' zone and that is why it is prone to

> earthquakes!

>

> the Line beween relion and science is very thin,

> indeed! lol!

>

> nevertheless, reality is- india needs to do

> something about its

> population growth! otherwise, 'nature' will step in

> and do

> its 'delicate' balancing act...

>

> we are by no means advocating female infanticide and

> artficial dowry

> deaths!

>

> but we are asking the males and the females to show

> 'moral'

> restraint - limit the size of the families by

> contraception and in

> general to be 'prudent'

>

> There is also the new problem of 'aids' - which is

> spreading like

> wild fire - more so in the state of madras (chennai)

> ....

> recently, Bill GATES DONATED 1 MILLION DOLLARS to

> fight the 'aids'

> epidemic in india !

>

> now, at the rate at which aids is spreading in india

> , will it be a

> wonder if 1/2 of india is wiped out in no time? can

> you then blame it

> on mother nature or 'promiscuity' or what?

>

> if we humans do not act responsibly, mother nature

> has to perform a

> balacing act? don't call it revenge! don't call it

> anger! but it

> is 'kali's destructive dance' - in kali's

> destruction lies

> regeneration !

>

> so let us not quivbblw with words and focus on the

> issues...

>

> thanks db once more for bringing such issues to the

> forefront!

>

> love

>

>

>

>

 

 

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