01-04-2005, 10:11 PM
Raja,
IMHO Mudy has answered your points very lucidly. I have had no difficulty comprehending Mudy's posts. And am in broad agreement with Mudy's rejoinders.
You brought forth the breakup of the families in west as a possible pointer to a looming problem for India. That I believe most will be in agreement with. But when you dumped all the responsibility for that failure on women, thats where I think you fell for a fallacy. As Mudy said, family is made of both husband and wife. Why should the restrictions be put only on women?
A quote from Amma's talk in UN:
http://www.amma.org/amma/international-f...eneva.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Amma's keynote address, entitled "Awaken the Universal Motherhood," addressed gender issues directly and profoundly in the context of spirituality and society as a whole: "No authentic religion belittles or denigrates women. For those who have realized God, there is no difference between male and female. The realized ones have equal vision. If anywhere in the world there exist rules that prevent women from enjoying their rightful freedom, rules that obstruct their progress in society, then those are not God's commandments, but are born out of the selfishness of men.
"Which eye is more important, the left or the right? Both are equally important. It is the same with the status of men and women in society. Both should be aware of their unique responsibilities, or dharma. Men and women have to support one another. Only in this way can we maintain the harmony of the world. When men and women become powers that complement each other, and move together with co-operation and mutual respect, they will attain perfection."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
IMHO Mudy has answered your points very lucidly. I have had no difficulty comprehending Mudy's posts. And am in broad agreement with Mudy's rejoinders.
You brought forth the breakup of the families in west as a possible pointer to a looming problem for India. That I believe most will be in agreement with. But when you dumped all the responsibility for that failure on women, thats where I think you fell for a fallacy. As Mudy said, family is made of both husband and wife. Why should the restrictions be put only on women?
A quote from Amma's talk in UN:
http://www.amma.org/amma/international-f...eneva.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Amma's keynote address, entitled "Awaken the Universal Motherhood," addressed gender issues directly and profoundly in the context of spirituality and society as a whole: "No authentic religion belittles or denigrates women. For those who have realized God, there is no difference between male and female. The realized ones have equal vision. If anywhere in the world there exist rules that prevent women from enjoying their rightful freedom, rules that obstruct their progress in society, then those are not God's commandments, but are born out of the selfishness of men.
"Which eye is more important, the left or the right? Both are equally important. It is the same with the status of men and women in society. Both should be aware of their unique responsibilities, or dharma. Men and women have to support one another. Only in this way can we maintain the harmony of the world. When men and women become powers that complement each other, and move together with co-operation and mutual respect, they will attain perfection."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->