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Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:55:31 +0200

"rajeshwari iyer" <rajii31

RE: Re: India's Women (my sharing)

 

hello all,

 

Nice to hear from you all. My parents never saw us as burden. So,I am

never able to relate with some of the articles that get posted - it only

pains me when I read them. An individual like me even if I desire to do

something and be sincere in my effort- it will not work, because I donot

have the expertise to change the mind set - all it needs is will of

Governemnt to bring changes. It is happening in India - I can say this from

the point of meteropolitian cities

 

Yes, it is very true that daughter's are no longer seen as burden atlest in

urban cities - both boys and girls get equal share when comes to education

or WILLl sharing. That IS WHY THE MOVIE 'The Bride and prejudice' did very

badly in cosmopolitain cities. No younger generation could relate to those

characters and especially her mother's reaction(in movie) Tobe honest, I

thought the Director made a mockery of good classical novel, she turned it

into a Coronation street. It seems she was inspired by Pride and Prejduice.

I came out thinking that she is still living in past. Her upbringing is in

U.k. but her mentality in that film reflected 1950's thought process. But

her film 'Bend it like Becken' is worth watching.

 

To your mail Joanna - It may well be true but where I lived (holland)-

 

 

Namaste Rajeshvari,

 

Nice to hear someone from the Netherlands. I am author of book 'Shiva' in dutch

language. (author: Ralph Bakker - family name).

 

Now live in Czech Republic where we 'run' a Devi-ashram. Also see

www.advaita-tantra.com. It is partly in Dutch. Saivism.nl is all in dutch.

 

Hartelijke groet,

 

Ralph.

 

PS You live in the Hague, Amsterdam?

 

 

 

I spoke today with a friend of mine who follows JC and in their holy scriptures

it clearly says that men should not eat camel-flesh and not touch the dead body

of a camel. This i find difficult as i plan to set up a camel-farm, next to our

ashram.

 

He explained today that there is a fifth 'text' or teaching that envelopes the

old and new testament. There are four levels of teachings and one more teaching

which is a bit vague or ungraspable.

 

This reminded me of the vedas and tantras.

 

They also employ the word Matrika - in a similar meaning as Trika.

Interesting....