Gender and Spirituality/ Vivekachoodamani verses 1 & 2

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K Kathirasan NCS [kkathir]

Monday, April 15, 2002 3:17 AM

advaitin

RE: Re: Vivekachoodamani verses 1 & 2

 

Namaste Sundarji,

 

I find your argument not satisfactory. So why did Shankara say that a male

birth was an advantage? The answer is simple and I don't find the need to

quote Ramana Maharishi or any other Acharya to arrive at the answer. It is

because during the times of Shankara, women were allowed to ONLY tend the

households (there could have been exceptions) and only males took the

yagnopavita, therefore entitled to study the Vedas. So definitely a male

birth was indeed fortunate for having access to the Vedas which confer

mukti.

 

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Self-Realization alone makes us See that our nature It Self Is Mukti.

Historically men have dominated women in virtually all cultures through

physical strength. The exploitation and abuse of women in many countries,

including India, is well known. One need not go any further for attempting

to explain why in most scriptures written by men, it is said that women

cannot attain Mukti.

 

Love to all

Harsha