On Apr 11, 2009, at 2:06 PM, ruthsimplicity wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote:
I'd love to hear the "approved" answer to
the question about why there aren't any women rajas
myself.
Me too. (I would like to think that women are too sensible to seek
such a position, but unfortunately I know better). Even more so I
would like to know how decisions are made in the various TM
organizations. There are so many organizations which overlap in
individuals involved that I wonder how often formalities of
organizational structure are followed.
Wouldn't it be interesting to be a fly on the wall of a meeting of
the rajas or a meeting of the board of any of the organizations? I
can't imagine. Catholic intrigue at the Curia?
It's interesting the obvious difference between Indian Vedism and
Indian tantrism. The Vedic side is blatantly patriarchal, while the
older, tantric side still retains it's appreciation for the feminine.
This can be seen in many Hindu neighborhoods, villages or temples
where there may be a young girl who is chosen to represent the Goddess
and is worshipped and afforded all the privileges you might associate
with such an office. The popular Indian saint Amma probably represents
the enlightened aspect of what that tradition originally meant.
