EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

“Empowering Women tends to their added Strength” which is akin to the term “Knowledge is Wealth”. We come across in our daily life women who are docile, physically and mentally weak, who feel they are deprived, have a sense of fear due to their gender. I feel they suffer more than Men in various ways.

Having said so, we can see the various means of giving that added strength to women and empower them. By empowering women we gain a lot as we can see a paradigm shift in their appearance and style and action. Thus we too can become confident by seeing the enormous strength in every woman who is empowered.

In the case of India, the parliament has passed a bill for the empowerment of women. They are represented everywhere and even a percentage of seats are ear marked for women by all parties that take part in Indian elections. Not withstanding this, we can see the success of some of the women who have made a great impact not only for themselves but also for their country.

The most successful women that I can think of is Mrs. Indira Gandhi of India, Mrs. Golda Meir of Israel, Mrs. Margret Thatcher of Great Britain to name a few. These great persons have lead their country in the past. Still there are many who are brave and willing, intelligent, full of energy who are knowledgeable and ready to take the baton. Empowering them will make them strong and we can see a change of scenario.

Take for instance the Indian situation. We have seen a glamorous and a brave and an intelligent Chief Minister of Tamilnadu in Ms. J.Jayalalitha, who took the council of ministers to task since she always did her home work before attending the assembly session. She is a most able and a selfless statesman. As the saying goes thus: “A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.”

From the corporate world in the Indian context we can see the examples of Indira Nooyi of Pepsi Cola, Anu Aga of Thermax, Mrs Kiran Majumdar Shah of Biocon, and Mrs. Chanda Kochar of ICICI who are leading their respective companies and are at the helm. There is a lot to be done in making women all over the world enter all walks of Life. This will lead us to a better and a welcoming atmosphere where we can see women who are blissful and charged with energy, willing and supportive, and enlightened.

I am open for healthy discussions on this subject from my group members and all others.


S.Sekar

BHAGAWAN SRI RAMANA MAHARISHI

Throughout the history of mankind spiritual giants have appeared on very rare occasions to exemplify the Highest Truth, guiding followers by their conduct in every moment of their lives; Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi was such a giant. Unique in our time, He perfectly embodied the ultimate truth of Self-realisation, or complete absorption in the Supreme Itself.

Sri Ramana maintained that the purest form of his teachings was the powerful silence which radiated from his presence and quieted the minds of those attuned to it. He gave verbal teachings only for the benefit of those who could not understand his silence.[3] His verbal teachings were said to flow from his direct experience of Consciousness as the only existing reality.[4] When asked for advice, he recommended self-enquiry as the fastest path to moksha. Though his primary teaching is associated with Non-dualism, Advaita Vedanta, and Jnana yoga, he highly recommended Bhakti, and gave his approval to a variety of paths and practices

Teachers in his tradition
He considered his own guru to be the Self, in the form of the sacred mountain Arunachala. Sri Ramana did not publicize himself as a guru, never claimed to have disciples, and never appointed any successors. While a few who came to see him are said to have become enlightened through association, and there are accounts of private acknowledgements, he did not publicly acknowledge any living person as liberated other than his mother at death. Sri Ramana declared himself an atiasrama[47](beyond all caste and religious restrictions, not attached to anything in life), and did not belong to or promote any lineage. Despite his non-affiliations,[48] there are numerous contemporary teachers who publicly associate themselves with Sri Ramana, and some who assert being in his lineage.
His method of teaching was characterized by the following:
He urged people who came to him to practice self-enquiry;
He directed people to look inward rather than seeking outside themselves for Realization. ("The true Bhagavan resides in your Heart as your true Self. This is who I truly am.");
He viewed all who came to him as the Self rather than as lesser beings. ("The jnani sees no one as an ajnani. All are only jnanis in his sight.");
He charged no money, and was adamant that no one ever ask for money (or anything else) in his name;
He never promoted or called attention to himself. Instead, Sri Ramana remained in one place for 54 years, offering spiritual guidance to anyone of any background who came to him, and asking nothing in return;
He considered humility to be the highest quality;
He said the deep sense of peace one felt around a jnani was the surest indicator of their spiritual state, that equality towards all was a true sign of liberation, and that what a true jnani did was always for others, not themselves.

I am a follower of Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharishi as I found him to be a unique person whose life history is to be read and eschewed by every one who has a belief in himself.

I am open to have discussions and exchange Ideas with all my Group members who have questions and looking for answers.

S.Sekar

GOD AND MAN

I wanted to know the difference that exists between God and Man. I did a lot of questioning myself and found out the truth by myself. God is great.

God creates man. That is why his name is God. God is immortal. Man is mortal. God is omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. Man is different.

Man has Lust in his mind and does virtual obscene thinking which itself is adultery. God in the form of Human being has a complete control of his mind and refrains from doing any such action even in his dream and so he is the master of the universe.

Having understood this simple fact, I tried my level best to change myself for my own good and for my betterment in the society but in vain. I found that I am unable to control my mind, unable to control my desires and habits, unable to control anger which leads to ones downfall and finally there is no peace of mind. Harmony is lost and happiness too.

What is the Solution? I eagerly look forward to hearing from all the like minded people for answer to my question in whatever way they can.

S.Sekar