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My daughter has married a boy from another religion. My wife holds me responsible for this, since it was my idea to send her for further studies. How is this my fault, what position do I take and how do I get out of all this?
Everyone has to get out of here, some day. Until one leaves, keep smiling, keep good relations and give love to everyone. Make everyone happy. Tell your daughter not to leave her religion. She should continue to have faith in her religion and al ... -
Gurudev, there are many inequalities in this world, one of them is between women and men. Women are suffering from different types of discrimination. Why is it so and what do you suggest for the countries both in the East and West? What do we do?
Three things: women empowerment, women empowerment and women empowerment! Women should feel empowered, they should never feel like a victim.When you feel like a victim, you lose energy, you lose enthusiasm and you lose power. The spi ... -
Nowadays, a lot of incidents are happening on women. We say we are the country with the best culture, especially when it comes to respecting women, them why?
You are correct. We are not following the tradition at all. In the name of secularism, we are not following ethics at all. We have sterilized our education of all moral and ethical values, so our younger generation is becoming so self-c ... -
Gurudev, if the combination of all three, i.e., Lakshmi (the goddess of wealth), Saraswati (the goddess of knowledge) and Durga (the goddess of power and strength) was not possible, and if you had to choose only one, then which of the three forms should a woman choose in today’s day and age.
Listen, the Indian mythology gave all the power to women. All the important ministries were assigned to womenfolk. The ministry of finance, defense and education were given to women. So a woman plays all these three roles. With kids, she is playing th ... -
Women will be playing a very important role in the next years as the new era progresses. So, how can they develop Shakti (strength) so that they can be more empowered to do a better job? (Márcia De Luca: Specialist in Yoga and health from Brazil)
First thing I would say is, they should watch their food. More healthy food, more organic food.Second is, they should not stop singing. In this country, if you see in the villages, when women go for working in the fields, they keep humming and singi ... -
Namaste Gurudev! In recent years, the Maltese women have been put under a lot pressure by the EU because we have the least women in the workforce. So now women have a lot of pressure. We not only raise the family and be good wives, but also work. This is causing a lot of pressure and stress to the Maltese women. I would like to ask for an empowering message from you to all these women who are balancing these many roles. (Claire Agius: TV presenter from Malta)
Stress to me is, too much to do, too little time and too little energy. Now, either you increase your energy level or reduce your workload. Reducing the workload doesn’t seem to be possible these days. All that you have to do is increase your ener ... -
Gurudev, what do we have to do to make the stubborn mind shift from a mechanistic reductionist fragmented thought that is leading to so much violence against the Earth, between people, and against women. The violence against women is so intimately connected to this division and separation. (Vandana Shiva: Author and Environmentalist from India)
I would say, if people become scientists, if they all become physicists, they can see life from a bigger context. Then there is no way they will indulge in violence. It is lack of education, lack of scientific and spiritual education that makes people s ... -
Q: When I came here, as I entered the door, I had a lot of questions. But when I sat down I realized that this whole session is about finding your inner peace, and that was a beautiful realization. My question, today, is about Africa. You had mentioned earlier that simply sending food is not a solution. I would like your guidance on how to further charity in Africa to a new level and make it a more sustainable solution. Africa is a forgotten continent. They are going through a lot of pain and I want your guidance to help them better. (Her Excellency Sheikha Hind Khalid Khalid Al Qasimi: A designer and editor from UAE.)
You know, I was also thinking on these lines: how we can help Africa more. There are 3 dimensions we all have to work for.First is, we have to see that corruption doesn’t happen. Billions of dollars are being siphoned off into the pockets of j ... -
Can ladies chant Gayatri mantra?
Yes. Nowhere it is said that ladies cannot chant. It is unfortunate that somewhere in the middle ages, these rights of women were taken away. We have reinstated this in the Ashram. Many ladies are learning. See it was a male dominated society. The ... -
In the Japanese society, there is a thought usually that women have less commitment than men, especially if they get married and have a family. What is the best way to go about empowering them here?
Women have a very important role. One is to keep the institution of family. She is the central focus of the family. Like Japan, India is also women centric. Women play a very important role in keeping the family and culture intact. That does not mean ...
