disharma17

Question: Can women attain moksha?? Please email me disharma17@rogers.com I am a confused woman – I am an educated woman, married with two sons. I consider myself equal to my husband as does he which makes me question the laws of Manu (which may have been relative to that time). LAws of Manu are unfair and unjust to women particularly in this day and age not to mention degrading and way off base. Can women attain Moksha? If not , why not? There are various evidence that women can attain moksha such as: Moksha for All Bhagwan Swaminarayan's purpose of incarnating centred on redeeming infinite Jivas (souls). He removed distinctions of sex, caste, wealth, status, religion, friend or foe. However, an incorrect interpretation of some scriptures then prevailing, claimed that women could not attain moksha. This would only be possible in a male birth. But Bhagwan Swaminarayan revealed that the soul - Atma - is neither male nor female. In the Shikshapatri (116) - the code of conduct written by Him for His followers, He advocates identification of the Atma, with Brahman to offer worship to Parabrahman. Therefore women automatically obtain the right to moksha For further info see link: http://www.baps.org/lordswaminarayan/biography/4.htm This is of great concern to me as I have read that women should only worship husbands as God (what if that husband is a thief or such) but man is not God or he would not be here and that women can only attain heaven and have to be reborn. This does not encourage women to even bother trying to attain moksha or want to even pray