A lot of negative attitudes towards women today are claimed to be sanctioned by religion. The reason is that religion has been a victim of contamination. And this contaminated, mainstream, and false religion becomes a tool to exploit women. On the other hand, real religion is a woman's best friend because its effects are emancipation and empowerment. Therefore, when real religion shows up, it will deeply frustrate the traditional kind of religionists.
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Questioner: Sir, as a woman, how should I perceive religion? Religion and culture are supposed to help one through life. But I have practically seen that religion is associated with patriarchy and misogyny. Please tell me, as a woman, how should I look at religion?
Acharya Prashant: See, the relationship between women and religion has been pretty interesting, and mostly tragic. On one hand, religion rather core spirituality is the woman's best friend. Because, it helps her be liberated from all that which oppresses her, and it tells her that no price is too big to be paid for liberation.
The best help that self-knowledge and Vedanta extend to women is that they tell her that being a woman is not her primary identity. That body identification is the root cause of all kinds of suffering. And that if you can take your physical self and your mental conditioning lightly, then it'll be very difficult for Prakriti and society even if it's a very toxic, and patriarchal society to enslave you.
