Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 The article on women priests that I recently posted ties in to your question, to some degree: " Female priests do face some cultural barriers. For instance, a menstruating woman is considered impure and is traditionally not allowed to enter a temple or to take part in rituals. The female pandits keep that in mind and don't conduct any rituals during those days. " Indian City Opens Doorway to Female Hindu Priests 02/26/08 By Gagandeep Kaur Women's E-News Pune, India , Shankaree Ramatas <shankaree wrote: > > Pranam. Thanx for your reply. Just a bit of clarification, though. When I meant cleaniness, I meant that one should stay away from the puja room when having periods. After the period is over, sprinkling turmeric water throughout the house and stuff like that. My parents were very careful when we were living in Singapore. My sis and I were more lax. [....] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 In pure kaula system the periods time is NOT taboo. The taboo arises from the vaidic influence from later periods. Even original vaidic texts do not contain a taboo. Mind you there were various interpolations into vaidic litterature in later periods which, while not being recognised are accepted as valid authority. Last deliberate interpolator that I know of is Max Muller. He wrote to his wife " The translation of the Veda will hereafter tell to a great extent on the fate of India and on the growth of millions of souls in that country. It is the root of their religion, and to show them what the root is, I feel sure, is the only way of uprooting all that has sprung from it during the last 3000 years.... " He wan an evangelist. He was also the protagonist of the now discredited " aryan invasion theory " msbauju <msbauju wrote: The article on women priests that I recently posted ties in to your question, to some degree: " Female priests do face some cultural barriers. For instance, a menstruating woman is considered impure and is traditionally not allowed to enter a temple or to take part in rituals. The female pandits keep that in mind and don't conduct any rituals during those days. " Indian City Opens Doorway to Female Hindu Priests 02/26/08 By Gagandeep Kaur Women's E-News Pune, India , Shankaree Ramatas <shankaree wrote: > > Pranam. Thanx for your reply. Just a bit of clarification, though. When I meant cleaniness, I meant that one should stay away from the puja room when having periods. After the period is over, sprinkling turmeric water throughout the house and stuff like that. My parents were very careful when we were living in Singapore. My sis and I were more lax. [....] Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Jai mata di I am sorry to say that how you can say that females are IMPURE during the menstrual periods. If you are in tantra line or if you know any of the good tantrik then clearify you doubts from them regarding this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 I think there is a misunderstanding here. I posted an article, and it contains the statement " Female priests do face some cultural barriers. For instance, a menstruating woman is CONSIDERED impure and is traditionally not allowed to enter a temple or to take part in rituals. The female pandits keep that in mind and don't conduct any rituals during those days. " From what I understand, common (mis)conceptions about the impurity of menstruating women would indeed be issues for female pandits, which is what the above statement says. The article didn't say that women ARE impure, and neither did I. As far as I can tell, in this particular discussion, *no* members of this group have asserted that menstruating women are impure. So far we all appear to be in agreement that purity is an inner state. , " Dr. Sandeep menon " <sanddymenon wrote: > > Jai mata di > I am sorry to say that how you can say that females are IMPURE during the menstrual periods. > If you are in tantra line or if you know any of the good tantrik then clearify you doubts from them regarding this. > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 All this occurs because of the concept of Gender Equailty - When women understand that they need to fight for their naturally endowed privalages and fight for rights on this basis and uphold the faculties endowed by nature on them rather than Gender equality ,we will not be poking our nose in their affairs - and not indulge in discussions of this nature. As a diversion lat us look at the rigid ortodoxy of somme brahmins who practice " Near Untouchablity " withen their own family while Cooking food and doing Puja - Should you understand this corectly it is their need to cut themselves off from world, while cooing food for the God, reciting the mantra all the while, and paying greater attention to what they are doing maintain a sanctity of Hygine too - Once the Bhog is Completed and have partaken in it - then they may return back to the worldly tasks . Should you be with them at that time you doing what they do Follow them and learn from them . Understanding why they do all this will dawn on you much much later . Reverting to the talk on the subject , let us be satisfied that those who conduct the Puja are more than aware of their endowed faculties, rights , privalages and limitations - and we need remain silant observers. Tenneti Sri Ram 305 Surabhi Nest 3-6-361/15 & 16 Himayatnagar Hyderabad 50029 email tensiram tel 91-40-23261658 mobile 9441901651 From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Dear Members, Instead of discussing over such issues whether one is impure or not;One should keep in mind that when U are following one scool of thought ; one should not discuss other school of thought.U will get nothing by this; only confusion.Follow any one school as per the individuals temperament & reach the Goal. Regards , " msbauju " <msbauju wrote: > > I think there is a misunderstanding here. > I posted an article, and it contains the > statement > > " Female priests do face some cultural barriers. For instance, a > menstruating woman is CONSIDERED impure and is > traditionally not allowed to enter a temple or to take part in > rituals. The female pandits keep that in mind and don't > conduct any rituals during those days. " > > From what I understand, common (mis)conceptions about the > impurity of menstruating women would indeed be issues > for female pandits, which is what the above statement says. > > The article didn't say that women ARE impure, and neither did I. > > As far as I can tell, in this particular discussion, > *no* members of this group have asserted that menstruating > women are impure. So far we all appear to be in agreement > that purity is an inner state. > > , " Dr. Sandeep menon " > <sanddymenon@> wrote: > > > > Jai mata di > > I am sorry to say that how you can say that females are IMPURE > during the menstrual periods. > > If you are in tantra line or if you know any of the good tantrik > then clearify you doubts from them regarding this. > > > > Thanks > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 , " k " <yonitattwa9 wrote: > > > Dear Members, > > Instead of discussing over such issues whether one is impure or > not;One should keep in mind that when U are following one scool of > thought ; one should not discuss other school of thought.U will get > nothing by this; only confusion.Follow any one school as per the > individuals temperament & reach the Goal. > > Regards Now I like to comment on this statement. You see this is a general forum. There's people from many path and different level of stage in here including several vamacharis and aghoris [ if you all may want to know ]. I dont see any harm in discussing or wanting to know about other school of thoughts. How can it lead to confusion? If you are focus in your goal, then knowing about others will never lead you astray but instead broaden your horizon. You see at the front page of our forum page : did we write : if you are a vamacharis or aghori, this is not a place for you. We do not talk abt such practices in this group? NO we do not. We might allow for a while and thereafer encourage to move on. But we do not stop somebody who wants to talk abt something. After all this is what the whole group is all about. I like to end this message by quoting from one of our respected Shakta Guru : " Make information available. Let people take it or leave it, think it is true or false, judge you as they think fit. Tell them: Come here if you like. Don't come if you don't like. Only try to see for yourself. Don't blindly accept what others say. " ~ Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati (b. 1934) Thank you..... time for me to go now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Thanks NMadasamy <ashwini_puralasamy Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:21:01 AM Re: Puja and periods: A question to start off , " k " <yonitattwa9@ ...> wrote: > > > Dear Members, > > Instead of discussing over such issues whether one is impure or > not;One should keep in mind that when U are following one scool of > thought ; one should not discuss other school of thought.U will get > nothing by this; only confusion.Follow any one school as per the > individuals temperament & reach the Goal. > > Regards Now I like to comment on this statement.. You see this is a general forum. There's people from many path and different level of stage in here including several vamacharis and aghoris [ if you all may want to know ]. I dont see any harm in discussing or wanting to know about other school of thoughts. How can it lead to confusion? If you are focus in your goal, then knowing about others will never lead you astray but instead broaden your horizon. You see at the front page of our forum page : did we write : if you are a vamacharis or aghori, this is not a place for you. We do not talk abt such practices in this group? NO we do not. We might allow for a while and thereafer encourage to move on. But we do not stop somebody who wants to talk abt something. After all this is what the whole group is all about. I like to end this message by quoting from one of our respected Shakta Guru : " Make information available. Let people take it or leave it, think it is true or false, judge you as they think fit. Tell them: Come here if you like. Don't come if you don't like. Only try to see for yourself. Don't blindly accept what others say. " ~ Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati (b.. 1934) Thank you..... time for me to go now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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