a inteligência feminina

Há uma nova moda que é dizer que as mulheres são menos inteligentes que os homens. Aqui eu gostaria de mostras o que as escrituras falam sobre isto. De certo modo, é de fato dito que a maioria das mulheres geralmente têm um coração muito mole. Isto pode ser um problema porque várias vezes elas podem colocar o coração e os sentimentos antes da inteligência ou do senso de discriminação. Isto não é exatamente uma falta de inteligência, mas uma pureza de coração que é perigosa para a pessoa em um mundo degradado como o que nós vivemos. Deste modo, critaturas puras como as mulheres e os brahmanas, sempre devem ser cuidadas, de modo que possam ser protegidas das pessoas más. Não há dúvida de que a classe brahmínica seja a classe mais inteligente da sociedade (não estamos falando aqui das pessoas que são brahmanas porque nasceram em famílias de brahmanas, mas estamos nos referindo aos verdadeiros brahmanas, que têm as qualificações brahmínicas). Similarmente, o fato das mulheres serem puras ou, muitas vezes, inocentes, ou o fato de que elas devem ser protegidas, não tem nada a ver com falta de inteligência. Sarasvati, a deusa da inteligência é mulher!
“Agnihthram Tatachar swamy aponta um termo védico especial: Purandhi, e explica seu significado. De acordo com os vedas, a mulher é mais inteligente que o homem (i.e) ela é uma purandhi. (…) Com este termo a inteligência superior da mulher é indicada.”*
Estando conscientes da capacidade das garotas, as famílias e professores costumavam treiná-las assim como treinavam os garotos. Isto está de acordo com o Atharva Veda, que diz que as garotas deveriam ser treinadas como estudantes antes de entrarem na vida de casadas. “As garotas devem se treinar para se tornarem completamente eruditas e joviais através de Brahmcharya e, então, entrarem na vida de casadas.” **
O Atharva Veda também diz: “Oh mulher! Você é a mantenedora do conhecimento de todos os tipos de ações (karma).” “Oh mulher! Você sabe tudo. Por favor, nos dê a força da prosperidade e riqueza.” e “Oh mulher! Utilize seu intelcto védico em todas as direções de nossa casa!”.
No mesmo Veda também é afirmado: “As mulheres deve fazer parte das câmaras legislativas e colocar sua visão na linha de frente.” E do Rg Veda temos: “Oh homens e mulheres! Uma mulher erudita que tenha praticado ou que ensine um, dois ou três Vedas ou quatro Vedas e quatro upavedas, junto com gramática, etimologia, etc e dissemina este conhecimento para todo o mundo e remove a ignorância das pessoas é fonte de felicidade para o mundo inteiro. Uma mulher que estuda e ensina todas as partes dos Vedas traz progresso a todos os seres humanos.” Então, a idéia de que as mulheres não podem estudar os Vedas é apenas uma modernidade sem sentido. De fato, elas não apenas devem estudá-los mas também ensiná-los, embora vejamos que em várias sociedades espirituais hoje em dia as mulheres não sejam autorizadas a pregar ou ensinar.
De acordo com o Rg Veda, as mulheres podem dizer: “Meu destino é glorioso como o sol nascente. Eu sou a bandeira do meu lar e sociedade. Eu também sou a cabeça deles. Eu posso fazer discursos impressionantes. Meus filhos conquistam inimigos. Minhas filhas iluminam o mundo todo.”
Então, como vemos, as mulheres da época védica não pensam em si mesmas como pobres criaturas sem inteligência. Elas sabem de sua importância não apenas para sua família mas também para a sua sociedade. Elas são a cabeça. Assim, elas têm inteligência e direcionam. Sua importância não consiste em apenas ficar atrás dos homens obedecendo às suas ordens. Elas dizem que podem fazer discursos impressionantes. É claro que elas não estão trancadas em casa apenas cozinhando e limpando, pois se fosse assim, esta afirmação não faria sentido. Elas são livres para falar para várias pessoas e são impressionantes, então elas têm conhecimento que causa essa impressão. Seus filhos conquistam inimigos, mas suas filhas iluminam o mundo todo. Suas filhas não são fardos que são assassinados no ventre ou que são menos importantes que os filhos. Não! Elas iluminam o mundo todo!


* SriPedia - http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/cgi-bin/kbase/Vedas/Women
** Agniveer – Women in Vedas - http://agniveer.com/vedas/women-in-vedas/

women's intelligence

There’s a new fashion that is to say that women are less intelligent then man. Here I’d like to show what the scriptures say about it. In a certain way, it is indeed said that most part of women usually have a very soft heart. That might be a problem because many times they can put their heart and feelings before their intelligence or sense of discrimination. This is not exactly a lack of intelligence, but a purity of heart that is dangerous for the person in a degraded world like the one we live in. In this way, pure creatures like women and brahmanas should always be taken care of, so that they can be protected from evil persons. There’s no question that the brahminical class is the most intelligent class of the society (we are not speaking here of people who are brahmanas because were born in family of brahmanas, but we are talking about real brahmanas, with the brahminical qualifications). Similarly, the fact that women are pure or, many times, innocent, or that they have to be protected, has absolutely nothing to do with a lack of intelligence. Sarasvati, the goddess of intelligence is a woman!
“Agnihthram Tatachar swamy points out a special Vedic term : Purandhi, and explains its significance . According to the VedAs , women are more intelligent than men (i.e) she is a purandhi. (…) By that term , Women's superior intelligence is indicated.”*
Being aware of the capacity of the girls, the families and teachers used to train them just as they used to train the boys. That was according to the Atharva Veda, which says that girls should be trained as students before entering marriage life. “Girls should train themselves to become complete scholars and youthful through Brahmcharya and then enter married life.” **
The Atharva Veda also says: “Oh woman! You are the keeper of knowledge of all types of actions (karma).” “Oh woman! You know everything. Please provide us strength of prosperity and wealth.” and “Oh woman! Utilize your vedic intellect in all directions of our home!”.
In the same Veda it is also stated: “Women should take part in the legislative chambers and put their views on forefront.” And from the Rg Veda we have: “O men and women! A scholarly woman who has practiced or teaches one, two or three Vedas or four Vedas and four upavedas, along with grammar, etymology etc and spreads knowledge to whole world and removes ignorance of people is source of happiness for entire world. A woman who studies and teaches all parts of Vedas brings progress to all human beings.” So, the idea that women can’t study the Vedas is just a modern non-sense. Actually, they should not only study it, but also teach it, although we see that in many spiritual societies nowadays women are not allowed to preach or teach.
According to The Rg Veda, women can say: “My destiny is as glorious as the rising sun. I am the flag of my home and society. I am also their head. I can give impressive discourses. My sons conquer enemies. My daughter illuminates the whole world.”
So, as we see, women from vedic age don’t think of themselves as poor non-intelligent creatures. They know their importance not only for their family but also for their society. They are the had. So, they have intelligence and give directions. Their importance is not only to stay behind men obeying their orders. They say they can give impressive discourses. Of course they are not locked at home just cooking and cleaning, otherwise, that statement would make no sense. They are free to speak for many people and they are impressive, so they have knowledge to cause that impression. Their sons conquer enemies, but their daughter illuminates the whole world. Their daughters are not burdens that are killed in the womb or who are less important then their sons. No! They illuminate the whole world!


*SriPedia - http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/cgi-bin/kbase/Vedas/Women’
** Agniveer – Women in Vedas - http://agniveer.com/vedas/women-in-vedas/

the real indian culture

This is the first post here about women in the scriptures. I'll talk about something I've been researching for some time. I'll talk about the old indian scriptures.
It's very interesting to note that today in India we have mainly two groups. First group think the scriptures are obsolete and so they are not to be followed nowadays. They are not interested in knowing or following it. Either they are atheist or they just take part in few rituals performed by the family without proper understanding, but just for the sake of doing it as a social costume. We may also find in this group those who prefer western culture, its music, movies and life-style. In the second group, by the other hand, we have those who want to rescue their hinduism, or who want to perpetuate their hindu culture, following what they have been seeing happening in their families or what they know about the scriptures. But we can see that although they follow vehemently some parts of the scriptures, they don't follow others. We can see they are eager to follow all the parts of the scriptures that will reinforce their own position as superior or anything else that is according to their interest, but they are not too interested in following parts, for example, that advice austerities like waking up early, fasting or seeing all the women as their own mother. So many times, they can't quote the scriptures but just justify their attitude saying they are following the "traditions", not even the scriptures... But the question is: which traditions are these? Those who claim to be real hindus are following traditions that are usually not in the hindu scriptures. Most part of them exist just due to muslim influence, christian influence or due to changes made by foreigners who actually wanted to destroy this same hindu culture.
Amongst all the non-hindu behaviors that we see nowadays running under the hindu flag is the package of ready-made phrases, thoughts and attitudes toward women. And that, from most part of men and... women!
As real hindu tradition comes from hindu scriptures, I'll not even mention or consider anything called "tradition" only, when that means "what everyone has been doing for some time in India". Since for some time now people have been killing thousands of female babies, have been torturing girls and her families because of dowry, etc, to accept that some things are part of "indian tradition" because they have been happening for some time is also to accept that these crimes are the "indian tradition", and we can't agree with that. So, we should consider and accept as indian tradition only what comes from indian scriptures.
Now an other problem arises. Can we trust in all that is said about indian scriptures? So many things are justified as being part of the scriptures, but are these things really there?
Raghbendra Jha wrote: "Is there something inherently wrong with the way Santana dharma or Hindu culture treats womanhood? If we were to go by the commentaries on some texts such as the Manusmriti we would be led to believe that this is indeed the case. However, the ultimate and the only authority on the practices of Sanatana Dharma are the four Vedas. (…) Our vast religious literature has been polluted by the hypocritical behavior and selfish intents of some so-called pundits (the Matsyapurna says that these people are rakshas born in Kaliyuga in the family lineage of Brahmans) and centuries of subjugation by colonial forces. It is likely that the Manusmriti has been affected thus. This is evident from some other passages in the Manusmriti extolling the virtues of women." *
Of course, most part of the so-called hindus don't discuss this fact. They either feel very comfortable with the way things are now, or they are too lazy to think about it, or they don't have the intelligence necessary to do such questions.
“Hindus being oppressed for centuries have developed a mental state called ‘Dhimmitude’, which means a mental slavery to its long time oppressor Islam. So, now even those Hindus who stand against Islam are timid, defensive and guilty of some hypothetical crimes, imagined for their chagrin, for them by their enemies. They still can’t think freely, analyze history objectively and recognize the true nature of Hinduism, i.e., Dharma. But, if they want to re-generate Dharma, Truth and Goodness then they will have to view History in its true light, with Courage, Resolution and with Objectivity. Then only they will be able to re-discover their Dharma and do something for its regeneration.” ** Actually, a lot of hindus who speak against islam are happy to live in a way that comes from islam, beliving or pretending to belive that is part of their hindu culture.
I hope the hindus can wake up of this state and start to think about the way things are happening now and can see the need of change for the sake of the survival of their real culture, even when that means to make questions, to see their mistakes and to adopt a different and uncomfortable attitude, since it’s a different one. And I belive that all this is not just about hindus. This is about sanatana-dharma, and sanatana-dharma is for everyone, not only for those born in India. With this culture we all can learn how to live better in this world and in the other, in this life and in the next ones.
As it is stated on Rigveda, Part-2, sukta-18, sloka 3259: “This dharma is sanatana (timeless). All the gods and humans have been born in this dharma and have achieved progress in it. Please do not destroy this great Mother who has been the foundation stone of your genesis and existence.”


* Raghbendra Jha - Women and the Vedas - http://www.ivarta.com/columns/OL_070503.htm
** Prabhat Varun - Sati Pratha and its origins - http://www.ivarta.com/columns/OL_060328.htm