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Saturday 23 August 2014

Women, Yoga, Equality and Cosmic Shakti

This is one of the most controversial and misunderstood by the majority of the society. We, as a society have been fighting a long battle for the equal rights for every one and avoiding extra favors, suppression only because some people have different color, caste or gender. And now the world has reached to a state wherein a civilized society people are treated equally. 

Is there any gender equality? I really think NO! Before all the feminists get angry on me, I would like to make it clear. Do not claim equal rights based on genders. When you ask for equal rights, that itself is unconsciously explaining that you do not have it. Mother nature treats all living beings equal, not just males and females. Then what is the concept of male and female genders... 

1. Male and Female are not genders, but energies. 

Everything in the cosmic structure has three different layers. One is its real state i.e. Consciousness. The second one is its existence in energy-form and the last one is the manifestation with physical framework. Apart from the consciousness state, we all are energy species. Male and females are different energies. Based on the domination of male/female energies, we are formed male or female physically. Often, energy domination may not be same as physical one. Do not get confused with the energy-state and the physical frame. Try to perceive human beings as the manifestation of energies in the physical form. 


2. How should we perceive the genders then? 

The terms "male and females" are so used for the genders, we tend to receive the concepts with genders. 


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Human beings with left brain domination, which is more of logical thinking, reasoning etc which are generally categorized with scientific understanding. They are due to the male energy (not the male gender). The right brain is responsible for creativity, emotions categorized with artistic understanding which is of female energy. 

Now, without getting caught up with physical manifestation, without having any bias, allow the human beings (kids) to flourish as they are and nurture the inclination either male or female. 

3. Extremity in the name of equality of genders

In the name of equality with men forcing the female energies to be like men is an injustice to the natural blossoming of the flower. These energies are not equal. It does not mean that they are unequal. It does not have to be opposite. But they are different. All the fingers in the palm are not equal, whether in size, shape or even in performing action, but they are different and not even unequal. 

4. How Yoga looks at gender equality?

The ancient Sanskrit texts refer to "Purusha" starting from the Vedic hymns. Generally it is translated to "man". But the literal meaning of the word 'PURUSHA' is the one who is full. Human beings with complete balance of energies, qualities and characteristics, in their approach towards life, if they are complete, they are 'Purusha' and there is no special treatment even the reference to men or women. We as human beings being the supreme consciousness as our real existence, work on refining ourselves, in the path of moving towards light. 

5. Cosmic perspective of women

The society whenever treats the female energy with highest respect marches towards the glory. It is not because of the respect we owe towards female genders. But female energy is the root cause of arts, visualization, poetry, painting, emotions, laugh, beauty, love, creativity etc These are precisely what makes the universe worth living place. Whenever there was a downfall of these characteristics and the upsurge of logical thinking, power, battle, analysis, finding benefits in everything we have lost the beauty of the universe. 

We need a beautiful balance of both the energies inside us and in the universe. We need left brain, the male energy for the material development where as the female energy of the right brain for the spiritual awakening. 

6. Yoga is all about moving from male to female and beyond. 

In Yoga, consciously or unconsciously we refine every day to reduce the male understanding, nurturing the emotions, intuition, to awaken the female energy so that the perception of the universe can be comprehensive. 

7. Beyond males and females. 


Shiva-Shakti

The concept of "Ardha Narishwara" (half shiva and half shakti) teaches this whole idea. The path of spiritual awakening is to reach the state of complete balance of both the energies in the beginning and finally sublimating ourselves beyond the state of energies to experience who we are, i.e. LIGHT (Consciousness).  

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