Guest guest Posted March 2, 1999 Report Share Posted March 2, 1999 In many societies there has been (or still is) a culturally determined difference between men and woman. Interestingly, the Canary Islands originally had a culture of equality but both culture and religion were destroyed by the Spanish. Regarding Self, there is no gender-difference. If sadhana is considered as the way to remove what prevents to see what IS (Self-realization), it is quite possible that with a large culturally determined gender-difference, sadhana has to reflect this difference and this could explain the ancient advice for women not to take sannyas in Brahma Sutras. As in modern society many of the gender prejudice (almost) has disappeared, it has become obvious that if there is any difference, it is minimal and probably still based on outdated values. Because all direct paths (of which Self inquiry is one) require a mature mind, there isn't the least difference in gender. Yet the issue always reminds me of the fact that what is called "highest rank" seems to contain only male realizers. This state is known in some jivan muktas, the Buddha attained it and also the Gnostic Hermes Trismegistus (there may be more). Rosicrucians call it the end of transfiguration. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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