Re: Feminism and Hinduism
The OP started with question of” place of feminism in sanatan dharma.and now where it is leading to ???
it has nothing to do with feminine aspect of god hood or looking feminine divinity in females.
does the modern feminism which started in western world ( question of equal rights like ---no subservient to husband or in laws, i will look after your parents as much you take care, i am earning as you,so why i will do household, meaningless words like husband is like god and to be respected.,thinking to be subservient to a male cause twitching in my body.....blah blah) is compatible and conducive to sanatan dharma ???
In my view of sanatan dharma, its not a religion,but a way of life,a culture well integrated into our gene even before birth so that whatever we do in life is directed only and only towards spirituality and self realization.should this way need to change to accommodate today”s feminism ?
Women has been respected not equal,but higher than male by heart and spirit by all humans .who can say with God”s Sake that he/she loves father more that the mother. ??? and this replies all the fighting between superiority male and female. Womens are always loved,worshipped and accepted as divine for their Love,compassion,self-sacrifices,affection.
Its not because mother does more hard work for us,but the quality of love,affection,sacrifice is much more inside her which is required for our inner growth.but if she will do the reverse, she will not be loved anymore as she is getting. there lies her greatness. Everybody has own duty and own place.but to taking other"s place to be equal will ruin the society.
But by becoming equal to male in earning, muscle strength, disgraced freedom and disbanding their inherited quality will never earn them the love,respect they deserves and certainly not help them in Spiritual journey as it was intended by SD code of conduct for women.
so if we starts integrating the modern feminism, where we will lead from now ?
does the bondage of husband-wife regarded in SD as GURU-SISYA and Siva-parvati has any validity or we can start living as equal partnership based upon mutual respect and mutual duty with or without concept of unconditional love and sacrifice ?
Last edited by anirvan; 18 April 2011 at 08:42 AM.
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