Women, not the weaker sex

Acharya Chanakya (B.C.E. 375 -283) was an Indian monk with a profound understanding of life and its myriad dimensions. He has provided the world with many treatises on numerous subjects and within them countless gems of wisdom.

Many of these gems of wisdom, challenge our modern perceptions of life. Modern perceptions are actually impositions on an innocent humanity by intellectual, religious, political that have vested interests.

I came upon this nugget of Chanakya's wisdom.

"In comparison with men, women have,

Double the hunger,

Four times the bashfulness,

Six times the valour, and

Eight times the sexual desire"

If this be true then why is it not so evident. This is because a woman conceals her desires and wants, behind her bashfulness, something which men cannot do.

A woman is normally not aggressive, however when necessity demands it a woman can throw up her fearless nature revealing her valour scorching the object of her fury, as many an adversary has discovered.

As a brother, a father, a husband and a son, as a colleague, friend, and employer I can certify from my experiences that women are definitely not the weaker sex.

Women, without them men are but a fraction of themselves.

For a man may have his will, but a woman has her ways.

Is it, inspiration or envy?

 

Let us for a moment be selfish and examine this in material terms. 

Envy is toxic, just by its presence. Not only does it corrode us  from within, it destroys everything it touches.  

On the other hand Inspiration provides so much for so little. Inspiration gives us hope, courage and energises us to better ourselves without us even making a conscious effort, to do so. 

Need I say, which is the better choice?

The sole purpose of travelling on the spiritual journey is for the salvation of one's soul. In that sense being spiritual, is to be selfish. Selfish being defined as 'being concerned about oneself'.

If we remove all vestiges of morality imposed on us by organised religious, selfishness is the natural condition of man.  To accept that selfishness is a virtue in an increasingly socialistic society, is to attract scorn and even abuse. This is not unusual for more abuse is heaped on speakers of the truth than those that mislead, lie and cheat. 

The spiritual journey does not permit a being to carry any baggage, be it material, emotional or intellectual. That is why the great masters ask disciples to shed this baggage.

Summary

Everyone has faults but they also have goodness.

A 2500 year old philosophy proposed by Chanakya still holds true, today.

Acceptance or rejection of goodness makes all the difference between being inspired or become jealous. If we are inspired we will change for the better, if we grow envious we will regress.