Guest guest Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thus Spake The Lord In reality, Pranava (Om) is the Gita (song) of God. God's song cannot be only for a few or only for some people or in a language understood only by one nation. Om is universal, eternal, full of the essence of all spiritual significance. So Om can be the real Gita of God. And It can have no birthday that man should celebrate, having arisen before time began. There are some who deny women the right to repeat the Pranava. This is sheer prejudice; it is not laid down in the Shastras. When women are entitled to Brahmavidya as Gargi, the great scholar-disputant in Janaka's court proved, how can any one keep the Pranava away from them? The Shastras are composed by persons who have known and experienced that the One Brahman, symbolized by the Pranava (Om) is inherent in this multiplicity of creation. They have outgrown all distinctions of caste and sex; they seek the progress and liberation of men, women and all animate and inanimate creation. How can such saints exclude women from this great instrument of jnaana and yoga? Krishna, too, does not say that "whoever among men who pronounce the Pranava at the moment of death, etc." The words Krishna uses are: "whoever, without qualification, of sex..." He does not say, "whoever is authorized" or "whoever among the deserving." The clear intention of the Lord is to encourage women as well as men to take up Pranava-upasana (contemplation on Om). You will have seen that I do not discourage anyone from the upasana. It is the royal road to spiritual victory, which all are entitled to use. Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. XIV, P. 63. Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. VI, P. 213-214. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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