You have inflated the reproductive process much beyond its worth. Psychologically, a girl carries it throughout her life as something big, whereas it's nothing — just another process in the human body. And because of the stigma you have attached to this purely biological thing, countless women suffer silently because they can't openly talk about gynaecological problems. Indian philosophical systems have zero space for any belief, assumption, or tradition. So, obviously, this culture has to be outrightly rejected.
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Questioner: Namaste Acharya Ji. I joined the Gita session on December 23 along with my elder sister. My question is about a very common stigma in India related to monthly periods in women. We understand that menstruation occurs when the egg isn't fertilized and is shed. In India, there's a list of things women are not allowed to do during these periods. So, my question is: since the grandmother intends for us to reproduce and continue this cycle, is menstruation considered impure precisely because her objective is not fulfilled during that time? Can we see it like that?
Acharya Prashant: No. First of all, let's not debase India by saying that in India, this is what we think and practice. India is also about the various deep, towering philosophies that we have. Why equate only the prevailing filth with India? How is Bhagavad Gita not India? And where does the Bhagavad Gita talk of menstruation? How are yogis not India? How are Vaiśeṣika Sūtras not India? Buddha and Mahavir and the entire tradition of saints, how is that not India? Or the entire tradition of explorers and scientists, how is that not India?
