Women, Know that You Are Empowered!
Women should know that they are empowered. They should never feel victimized. When you feel victimized, you lose energy, enthusiasm, and power. The spiritual path is where you get rid of both victim consciousness and culprit consciousness. As a victim, you remain in a small mind and keep blaming others. You can never reach the Self. The culprit mindset does the same. When you have doership, “Oh! I did these bad things”, even then you can’t reach the Self. So, stop blaming yourself and start praising yourself without shame or guilt.
You have all the power to stand up and assert your rights. Of course, we need to bring a lot of change in society. But you can do that without feeling like a victim. India has progressively shown how women can be empowered. For example, we always take the name of a woman before a man in this part of the world- it is Sita-Ram, Lakshmi-Narayan, and Gauri-Shiva. And even in our tradition, it is ‘Matru Devo Bhava’, mother first, and then the father.
Women can connect minds and build bridges between the communities. Women have the capacity to be excellent peacemakers. Because it is quite natural for them to relate on the level of the heart. The biggest strength that women have is their emotions, feelings, motivation and inspiration. Men can inspire to fight, but women inspire to unite. There are more wars in the world today because there is a lack of feminine leadership to unite people, overcome differences and bring home to us the purpose we are all born for!
In today’s war-torn world, we need women to come to the forefront and take more responsibility, without getting stressed. Women in many parts of the world are going through big trauma, but at the same time, I really commend their courage and the way they are coming together and standing up. I tell them, keep going. There is no going back, and success will be yours. Truth will always triumph.
I strongly suggest that they take a few minutes for themselves. It is essential for their own minds. Today, mental health is a big issue around the world. Every 40 seconds, a person is taking his or her life. In this situation, we all have to work towards better mental health, better education, better facilities and a better world in all. When women are determined, they can do wonders.
Women have greater roles to play. Women can influence many men around them - father, brother, children, and spouse. They should take the lead in society. Then there will be less conflict, greed, and corruption in the world. Corruption can only happen outside the boundary of belongingness. The heart can never be corrupt. It is the mind that goes corrupt. The heart always longs for the old, and the mind for the new. Your mind wants to hoard more, but the heart says, ‘I am happy.’ Heart wants to give, and mind wants to take. Women function more with their hearts. They should keep that quality alive while taking on more political and social responsibilities.
Women are born leaders. Women have both gentleness and strength. Indian scriptures place a tremendous amount of power in women. In fact, the primordial energy known as ‘Shakti’, which is the life force behind the whole creation, is feminine. That is why our scriptures honour women as the highest aspect of divinity- the ‘Aadhya Shakti’.
Women bring together the finest aspects of society. The ability to create and the transformational ability to make a difference in society. Women bring us to the planet and teach us how to live. A mother is our first Guru, our first teacher. Women teach us our first behaviour, our first step in life. And then women also have a great role to play in society. She can be a strong peacemaker; at home, in the community, in society and in the world. Women can glue differences and bring people of diverse nature together - she does it in her home all the time.
In this fast-paced life, we need to balance our inner peace, beauty and ethical values with the external challenges we face, and women have it in them to do it. These qualities are inherent in a woman.
Usually, people think women are emotional, but the fact is, women are also great intellectual geniuses and excel in planning and execution. You see any department headed by a woman; chances are that department is much ahead of others.
Women are the backbone of any society. The role of women in the development of a society is of utmost importance. In fact, it is the only criterion that determines whether a society is strong and harmonious or not. Also, a corruption-free society can only emerge where women are given due regard, respect and importance. In building character and integrity, women can do a better job.
Life is short. In this short span of life, let us spread more light. Let us spread more peace and a sense of belongingness. We need to bring sense to people who are in favour of war. Tell them the whole world is standing for peace. This is the only planet we have.
So we need to unite everyone with this mission of a one human family free from conflicts, pain, and suffering, to dream of a beautiful world together.
I appeal to women, don’t wait for others to delegate power to you. Just assume it. Unfortunately, most of the feminist movements today are demanding rights. What are you demanding? From whom are you demanding? You are asking from an empty bowl. You have equal rights. You simply have to assert them! You don’t have to go and ask somebody; it is all there for you. Just own it! You are a born leader. You have the potential within you to bring prosperity, happiness and joy to this world. Make it happen.
