Guest guest Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Haha!! The mere mention of " Devi " and all the Rishis & Munis stand up at attention and bow their heads. And right they are!!! Y/s, Richard sacred-objects , " Richard Shaw Brown " <rsbj66 wrote: > > Rspd Ole, > > In his Niti Shastra Chanakya Pandit goes from putting women down to putting them UP, all in the same book. Women should be honored, even by monks (as mother). But Monks are not to associate with women because of their male weakness. Even a monk is born from a mother (women) so Devi is a great potency of God. There is no life without women. Y/s R- > > sacred-objects , Ole Alstrup <alstrup@> wrote: > > > > Appropriate question: do we at all find the same detailed level of derogatory statements > of men in the shastras as a collective gender? Otherwise, we can conclude: > > > > Men are superior to women > > Shastras were written by men who were biased against women > > > > > > Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66@> wrote: > > Dear Raja, There is no misunderstanding. Well said! Y/s, Richard > > > > sacred-objects , " Raja Gursahani " <rajagursahani@> wrote: > > > > > > it must cleared that i only said impediment. that doesn't put women in bad > > > light. if you are man and seeking liberation then a woman could be an > > > impediment. similarly if a woman is seeking liberation then a man can be an > > > impediment as well to her. so equally the case. the shastras presented > > > before itself however are harsh and maybe the propagation of malicious > > > thought. the bible has similar references that hold the same contradiction > > > so therefore it seems that man has put contradictory messages so that only > > > one who is sattvic or concious enough can decipher it properly. to me this > > > makes sense as that is the key of having great buddhi. i would love to hear > > > peoples' comments especially the women who may have now been utterly > > > offended by my previous rhetoric as well as the delivery of these shastras. > > > > > > sincerely, > > > > > > > > > ________ > > > > > > Raja Gursahani > > > (: 559.474.8576 > > > ,: rajagursahani@ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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