Sai message for the day

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Swami! When we say, `men and women are equal', why then do we find

differences and discrimination between the two sexes?

 

Sai Baba: Physically men and women are different. But spiritually,

i.e., from the atmic point of view, both are equal. In fact, God is

the only male while all others are females. The deham, body, is also

called puram, dwelling place. It is the principle of atma that works

from top to bottom. You know, Colleges for Women celebrate

Anniversary Functions during which they present cultural items like a

play. Here, girls play all the different roles like those of a

soldier, a minister, a king, and so on. Similarly, all but God are

women in this world. A similar thing happened in the life of Mira,

the great devotee of Lord Krishna. She was stopped at the main

entrance of a Krishna mandir at Brindavan and was told that women

were not permitted to enter a temple of God. Then Mira replied, " Oh!

Is that so! Where are men here? I find only women. God is the only

male person. "

 

However, from the worldly point of view, for the division of work,

men and women are different from each other. Everything and everyone

are Divine. Even though it is your own body, you don't put slippers

or footwear on the head or hands. Functionally, all the parts of the

body are different from each other, though they may belong to the

same person. So also physically and functionally, men and women are

separate entities though spiritually they are one and the same.