Women Empowerment

क्या लुक्स से मिलती हैं महिलाओं को नौकरियाँ?
क्या लुक्स से मिलती हैं महिलाओं को नौकरियाँ?
27 min
एक लड़की की बचपन से परवरिश ही ऐसे की जाती है कि देह ही उसकी सबसे बड़ी पूंजी है। देह दिखाकर पति मिल गया, और देह ही दिखाकर अगर बॉस भी मिल जाता है, नौकरी मिल जाती है, तो क्या अनर्थ हो गया? सबसे पहले तो महिला को मनुष्य बनना पड़ेगा। जिस दिन वह देखने लगेगी कि ऐसे जीने में कोई ज़िंदगी नहीं, कोई गरिमा नहीं, उसी दिन यह खत्म होगा। ज़िंदगी में हर वो विषय, जो आपको मनुष्य की बजाय महिला बनाता हो, उसे नकार दीजिए।
लड़कियाँ पराई क्यों?
लड़कियाँ पराई क्यों?
17 min
इसमें किसी तरह का कोई धार्मिक पक्ष नहीं है कि लड़की को पराया मानो, उसे घर से विदा करो। आप जीवन भर अपनी लड़की को अपने घर रख सकते हैं और यह बात पूरी तरह धार्मिक है। इसमें कोई अधर्म नहीं हो गया। आज आर्थिक तौर पर लड़की-लड़का दोनों बराबर हैं। यदि बराबर हैं तो लड़का भी आ सकता है उसके यहाँ रहने के लिए। कुछ समय वो आ जाए रहने, कुछ समय वो चली जाए। बाकी समय दूर-दूर रहो, अलग रहो, ज़्यादा शांति रहेगी।
बोर्ड टॉपर हो या ऐथलीट, लड़की तो बस देह है
बोर्ड टॉपर हो या ऐथलीट, लड़की तो बस देह है
27 min
तो जो लोग इस बच्ची के देह पर या शक्ल पर अभद्र टिप्पणियाँ कर रहे हैं, उनको पता भी नहीं है कि उनकी उन टिप्पणियों का स्रोत क्या है। इसलिए उठ रही है क्योंकि तुम्हारे घरों में, गली-मोहल्लों में और शहरों में, वास्तव में स्त्रियों के लिए कोई ऊँचा स्थान नहीं है। तुमने उनको यही बना रखा है, घर की सजावट की चीज़ें, घर का सेवक और ये मत कहिएगा ये पुरानी बात है। आज भी बहुत सारे धर्म गुरु और कथा वाचक जो बातें कहते हैं उसमें सुनिए कि महिलाओं के लिए क्या संदेश रहता है कि अगर महिला ने पति की थाली में खा लिया तो पति मर जाएगा या उसे कुछ हो जाएगा। लेकिन पति की जूठी थाली में अगर महिला खाएगी तो स्वर्ग पाएगी और पति के अगर पाँव दबाएगी तो घर में लक्ष्मी आएगी। अगर उसे पति के पाँव ही दबाने है तो बोर्ड टॉप करके क्या कर लेगी!
आदर्श, शिक्षित, सुसंस्कृत उत्तर भारतीय घर || आचार्य प्रशांत
आदर्श, शिक्षित, सुसंस्कृत उत्तर भारतीय घर || आचार्य प्रशांत
13 min

आचार्य प्रशांत: तो हमें बेटियों की चिन्ता हो रही है, होनी भी चाहिए। लेकिन बेटियों की चिन्ता का जो कारण आपके पास है, शायद बेटियों पर जो ख़तरा है वो किसी दूसरे कारण से है। जिस कारण से है, उसकी बात कर लेते हैं।

आप जब कहते हैं कि भारत

Abortion: many perspectives || Acharya Prashant, with BITS Pilani (2022)
Abortion: many perspectives || Acharya Prashant, with BITS Pilani (2022)
39 min

Questioner (Q): My question is regarding abortion. Broadly, there are two schools of thought regarding abortion. The first one is, because it is the woman’s body, she is the one who gets to decide whether to abort or deliver the child. The second school of thought says that the woman

जल्दी से शादी करा के विदा कर दो || नीम लड्डू
जल्दी से शादी करा के विदा कर दो || नीम लड्डू
2 min

लड़की को पढ़ाई के लिए दो-सौ किलोमीटर दूर भेजना हो तो यही माँ-बाप और भाई कन्नी काट जाते हैं, और ब्याह कर वो दो-हज़ार किलोमीटर दूर जा रही हो इन्हें कोई फ़र्क नहीं पड़ेगा। और पढ़ाई के लिए जाएगी तो किसी यूनिवर्सिटी के हॉस्टल में रहेगी, सुरक्षा में रहेगी, हॉस्टल

क्या महिलाओं का कमाना ज़रूरी है?
क्या महिलाओं का कमाना ज़रूरी है?
11 min
कोई किसी के लिए मुफ़्त में कुछ नहीं करता। सिर्फ़ जीवनमुक्त ही किसी के लिए मुफ़्त में कुछ कर सकता है। अगर आपके पति साधारण व्यक्ति हैं, तो वे मुफ़्त में आपको कुछ नहीं दे रहे होंगे। कुछ-न-कुछ व्यापार चल रहा होगा। लेन-देन में जो फँस गया, वह मुक्त कहाँ से हो पाएगा? बस इतना कमा लो कि तुम्हारी रोटी कर्ज़ की न हो।
Your Worth does not come from Bearing Babies or Breast-Feeding || AP Neem Candies
Your Worth does not come from Bearing Babies or Breast-Feeding || AP Neem Candies
6 min

Acharya Prashant: You have said, “What kind of change our education system needs to have so that our coming generations live together in peace and fulfillment?” Live together with each other, right? You haven’t said they live together with animals. The trees, the rivers, the rabbits, and the lions. That

Should Women Leave Their Parental Home?
Should Women Leave Their Parental Home?
11 min
Your only obligation is your liberation. These are just loveless social customs and economic structures where a woman is seen as a factor of production that produces babies. There’s no need to go to the husband’s place or even stay at your father’s if you are unloved and unwanted. The world is a vast opportunity. Live anywhere, stay anywhere, do whatever is the right work, and fly free—simple.
Is Religion Patriarchal? Exploring Its Impact on Women's Lives
Is Religion Patriarchal? Exploring Its Impact on Women's Lives
30 min
Vedānta is about the person gaining liberation from both of these—body identification and mental conditioning. So, ideally spirituality should be the woman’s best friend. But practically, evidence has been rather mixed; in fact, evidence has been that religion historically has been on the side of the oppressors when it comes to the women, oppressors of the women. The reason is that religion itself has not been well understood. Religion itself has been a victim of contamination, and when religion is contaminated then religion becomes a tool towards exploitation of women.
हेमलेखा - जीवन वृतांत
हेमलेखा - जीवन वृतांत
2 min
हेमलेखा की कहानी बड़ी अनूठी है। श्री दत्तात्रेय द्वारा रचित त्रिपुरा रहस्य में उनकी कहानी पढ़ने को मिलती है। एक तपस्वी ऋषि की पुत्री, विद्वत्ता ऐसी कि ऋषिगण आनंदित हो जाते, सौंदर्य ऐसा कि राजे मोहित हो जाते।सभी को हैरान कर देता हेमलेखा का विवेक। शारीरिक सुंदरता का उसे कोई घमंड नहीं था और राजाओं द्वारा विवाह के बदले सुख-सुविधाओं का लालच दिए जाने पर उसका सिर्फ़ एक उत्तर हुआ करता, जो खुशी सिर्फ़ पलभर की है, उसे आप खुशी कैसे मान लेते हैं?
स्वयं में शक्ति को कैसे प्रकट करें?
स्वयं में शक्ति को कैसे प्रकट करें?
4 min

प्रश्नकर्ता: आचार्य जी, जिस तरह से दैत्यों की सेना के बारे में बताया है कि करोड़ों की संख्या में और बहुत पावरफुल (शक्तिशाली), बहुत सारे सैनिक हैं तो ये क्या जो हमारी वृत्तियाँ हैं उसकी पावर (शक्ति) के बारे में बताया जा रहा है?

आचार्य प्रशांत: बिलकुल, बिलकुल वही है।

बहन-बेटी की शादी कराने की इतनी आतुरता?
बहन-बेटी की शादी कराने की इतनी आतुरता?
7 min
कोई नहीं कहता कि बहन को पढ़ाना है, लिखाना है। ‘आचार्य जी, भाई हूँ, धर्म निभाना है, बहन को स्वावलम्बी बनाना है। बहन अपने पैरों पर खड़ी हो, आज़ाद हो जाए’, कोई आता ही नहीं। क्या समस्या है? ‘बहन की शादी।’ अरे! बहन से पूछ तो लो, शादी वगैरह ये उसका निजी मसला है। निजी कुछ समझते हो? *प्राइवेट*, *पर्सनल* (व्यक्तिगत) *मैटर* (मसला) है ये। या तुम ज़बरदस्ती उसको कहोगे कि ले इसके साथ बाँध रहा हूँ, अब एक कमरे में घुस जा, सुहागरात मना?
The Reality of Fake Feminism: Separating Fact from Fiction
The Reality of Fake Feminism: Separating Fact from Fiction
10 min
True feminism is really when the woman, the female, stops taking being a female as her primary identity. If you want to talk of feminism in the context of women's liberation, then this alone is liberation. As long as she is fighting for her rights as a woman, she is not liberated. She, first of all, needs to be liberated from the concept that she is a woman. If she continues to be a woman, then her genetic conditioning and biological impulses and physical drives would continue to rule her. And that would obviously make the achievement of her potential as a human being very difficult.
असली ताकत और सुंदरता क्या है?
असली ताकत और सुंदरता क्या है?
7 min
ज्ञान है आपकी असली ताकत; आपका कौशल आपकी असली ताकत है; आपने दुनिया कितनी देखी है, ये आपकी असली ताकत है। अगर शरीर की भी सुंदरता की बात करनी है तो शरीर की सुंदरता है शरीर की ताकत, फिटनेस। शरीर ताकतवर रखो, फिट रखो।
Men Desperately Trying to Understand Women - and Failing!
Men Desperately Trying to Understand Women - and Failing!
2 min

Questioner: Thank you for meeting with me again, Acharya Ji! I have a question.

Every time I see an attractive woman, I’m gonna feel the impulse to drop everything and look at her.

Men’s headspace is occupied with conquering women. Can I train myself out of it?

But I have

Life is for Better Things || Neem Candies
Life is for Better Things || Neem Candies
1 min

That could be one necessary mark of a true feminist: she would not be dependent on anybody else for a single rupee, especially not on the male partner.

“Financial independence and then still having kids, is that something that can be counted under feminism as such?”

No, you see, these

Most Ignored Side of Women Empowerment
Most Ignored Side of Women Empowerment
5 min
External freedom without caring for her internal freedom will become dangerous because it creates an illusion of freedom. They say we are empowered, but internally they are living in the jungle variety of bondage. The woman has to have self-knowledge and that's where Vedanta comes in. Vedanta tells her, ‘Learn to keep the body aside. You are not the body.’
Are Women Sexually Passive?
Are Women Sexually Passive?
3 min
Man keeps on fantasizing about sex as the ultimate remedy to his mental chaos. And to get this remedy, he must have the woman’s body. To ensure that the woman’s body is available, the man must keep the woman in bondage. Otherwise, she may, or she may not acquiesce.
Is Patriarchy Hurting Men Too?
Is Patriarchy Hurting Men Too?
15 min
Patriarchy is the belief that one’s job is determined by gender, oppressing both men and women. It’s not about men versus women; it’s wisdom versus ignorance. If a man continues to be a man, he can only be a predator who hunts women, while women hunt passively in return. Ultimately, no one can find joy while others remain in misery.
Why Become a Woman, Why Become a Man?
Why Become a Woman, Why Become a Man?
6 min

Acharya Prashant: What if you were never, never trained in womanhood? How would you live? You can’t even think because right now, every bit of you is a trained bit. How do you know that a woman must have long hair? How do you know? That’s how it is! Nine

Women in Revealing Dresses: Liberation or Titillation?
Women in Revealing Dresses: Liberation or Titillation?
9 min
To those who articulate that women should mind their clothes and dressings, the question arises: what kind of person are you, man or woman, if anything is able to disturb or provoke you so easily? The allegation is that when watching a woman dressed skimpily, it becomes a disturbance, a distraction, even a provocation. How will you insulate yourself, and how much will you insulate yourself from the world? And what are the limits to what you want to see and not see? Today, it is said that a woman’s legs or thighs provoke you. What prevents you from saying tomorrow that her ankles and fingernails provoke you? Would you then demand that she should cover up from head to toe?
A Single Mother with a 4-year-Old Kid, Is She Helpless? || AP Neem Candies
A Single Mother with a 4-year-Old Kid, Is She Helpless? || AP Neem Candies
3 min

Acharya Prashant: Socially, we have been trained to visualize the happy family as a kid with his two arms being held by two people of opposite gender. That’s really not needed. The kid is already being held in the palm of his real Father. The real Father is not even

What Actually Holds Women Back?
What Actually Holds Women Back?
18 min

Questioner: Just a thought. I have seen that the basic approach, the very base of how a woman is looking at the world, as well as I have come near to a woman’s mind and I’ve tried to understand is that they think through a lens that I cannot even

The One Thing Women (Especially) Should Avoid
The One Thing Women (Especially) Should Avoid
11 min

Questioner: Hi Sir. My name is Vaishnavi Gaikwad. I would like to ask that when sometimes I do some things and my parents don’t like it, of course they will scold me. So, sometimes the matter goes too far and they hurt me and then I don’t talk back to

Why Are Women So Emotional?
Why Are Women So Emotional?
4 min
The usual feminism always proceeds keeping the man at the center. The woman is saying, “The man is alright and I want to be like the man.” This is such a low standard to set, whereas true feminism would proceed keeping the person that the female is, her real potential at the center. Real feminism is raising to your own individual center, called the true self or Atman.
Is Enlightenment More Difficult for Women?
Is Enlightenment More Difficult for Women?
17 min
A man has to give up on greed, on this and that. A woman has to give up on the feelings related to the body. On all the assumptions and other stuff related to the body. Leaving the house, for her, is like becoming naked. And then the rest of the journey is very easy for her. If you have a woman who can drop her physicality, who can get rid of the basic woman-ness, then you have a great saint in front of you.
फ़ातिमा शेख - जीवन वृतांत
फ़ातिमा शेख - जीवन वृतांत
3 min

इन्होंने पिछड़े वर्ग व महिलाओं की शिक्षा के लिए काम किया, लेकिन अधिकतर लोग इन्हें भूल चुके हैं। इन्होंने आधुनिक भारत के सबसे बड़े शिक्षा आंदोलनों में से एक को, फलने-फूलने की ज़मीन दी, लेकिन आज लोगों को उनका नाम भी नहीं पता। इन्हें भारत की पहली मुस्लिम महिला अध्यापिका

भीकाजी कामा - जीवन वृतांत
भीकाजी कामा - जीवन वृतांत
4 min

22 अगस्त 1907 को जर्मनी में आयोजित अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन में इन्होंने भारत का झंडा फहराया था।

आज़ादी से 40 साल पहले, भारत का झंडा फहराने वाली वे पहली भारतीय बनी। अधिकतम समय उन्होंने भारत से बाहर ही बिताया लेकिन उन्हें आज भी 'भारतीय क्रांति की जननी' कहा जाता है।

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रमाबाई सरस्वती - जीवन वृतांत
रमाबाई सरस्वती - जीवन वृतांत
4 min

उन्होंने भारतीय स्त्रियों को दयनीय स्थिति से बाहर निकालने के लिए अपना जीवन समर्पित कर दिया था। उनका जीवन इस बात का प्रमाण है कि अगर व्यक्ति दृढ़ निश्चय कर ले तो गरीबी, अभाव, व दुर्दशा की स्थिति पर विजय प्राप्त करके वे अपने लक्ष्य की ओर बढ़ सकता है।

Sir, From Where Do You Get This Wisdom?
Sir, From Where Do You Get This Wisdom?
6 min
The fact is that Vedant is obviously wonderful. I live by it. I definitely see that Vedant is the basis of all great philosophies of East and West. It is the foundation of everything that is beautiful. Vedant brings me to a deep peace and silence. But it is Saint Kabir precisely among all the Saints who reduces me to tears. Read more....
Do Men Fool Women or Do Women Fool Themselves?
Do Men Fool Women or Do Women Fool Themselves?
5 min
The man says, “Darling, why do you have to work? You stay at home, I’ll work. You take care of the bed, babies, and mother-in-law. My money is your money.” Never accept this temptation. His money is never your money. If you don't earn anything, you are a beggar. He might be earning millions, but if you don’t earn, you have nothing. Emotions, tears, biology, nest—that's the woman's world, and she is so easy to fool. Men have been fooling women forever, and women still don’t want to wake up.
Acharya Prashant: The Only Male Spiritual Teacher for Women’s Empowerment
Acharya Prashant: The Only Male Spiritual Teacher for Women’s Empowerment
26 min
Real women empowerment isn't about simply making choices, but about making wise ones. If you do not know how to make decisions, autonomy in decision-making becomes a curse, doesn’t it? Today, many teens and college-going girls embrace a radical mindset: 'I’ll live life my own way, I decide for myself.' 'You only live once, my way or the highway,' and similar attitudes stem from the same center of ignorance as previous generations. Now, the exploiter is within, and this false sense of freedom leads to disastrous choices. True women empowerment demands wisdom, not just autonomy. Spiritual education is crucial, especially for girls.
Objectifying Women with Her Consent: Acharya Prashant on Women Empowerment
Objectifying Women with Her Consent: Acharya Prashant on Women Empowerment
9 min

Questioner (Q): All the forms of multimedia — the film industry and the advertisements have presented images of both sexes which are very often unrealistic and debatable. The very quality of femininity has been portrayed in the film industry, ironically, as victims, as mere pretty faces and sidekicks. Why do

Acharya Prashant Explains Why Feminism Needs Vedanta
Acharya Prashant Explains Why Feminism Needs Vedanta
11 min

Questioner (Q): We are very grateful and honoured to have you here and have this discussion with you. I have been watching your videos, and your thoughts on women’s empowerment. So, being a man, conditioned to this patriarchal Indian society, what sensitized you towards women's issues and what made you

Why to Get Married: Is It Your Choice or a Scripted Expectation?
Why to Get Married: Is It Your Choice or a Scripted Expectation?
14 min

Questioner: Acharya Ji, recently I had a small argument with my parents regarding marriage. They have been pushing me for the last seven years, trying to somehow convince me to get married. I’ve got kind of really sick of it. I’m trying to push it, saying that I don't need

Identifying the True Culprit Behind Rape and Murder
Identifying the True Culprit Behind Rape and Murder
48 min

Questioner: Sir, first of all, thank you for taking out your time for this discussion. A few days back, the nation somehow woke from its sleep, when a case happened in Hyderabad—a woman was brutally raped and murdered. People started asking for justice in their own ways; somebody for lynching,

सीता मैया नहीं कमाती थीं, तो हम क्यों कमाएं?
सीता मैया नहीं कमाती थीं, तो हम क्यों कमाएं?
12 min

आचार्य प्रशांत: (प्रश्न पढ़ते हुए) कह रहे हैं कि आप कहते हैं कि महिलाओं का कमाना उनकी आन्तरिक और भौतिक प्रगति के लिए ज़रूरी है, पर हमारी प्राचीन देवियाँ जैसे माँ सीता, देवी अनुसुइया, यहाँ तक कि साध्वियाँ जैसे मीराबाई भी कभी कमाती तो नहीं थीं, तो क्या वो सब

हिंदू होने की असली परिभाषा
हिंदू होने की असली परिभाषा
9 min

आचार्य प्रशांत: वैदिक धर्म से ज़्यादा साफ़, सुंदर, अंधविश्वास से रहित, तथ्यों और सत्यता से परिपूर्ण कोई धर्म है नहीं। लेकिन उसी हिंदू-धर्म को अंधविश्वासों का, कुरीतियों का, एक गर्हित संस्कृति का गढ़ बना दिया गया है; सत्य, आत्मा और ब्रह्म की तो कोई बात ही नहीं। उसकी जगह हिंदू

उड़ सकती हूँ, पर कहाँ को? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2023)
उड़ सकती हूँ, पर कहाँ को? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2023)
34 min

प्रश्नकर्ता: नमस्कार आचार्य जी! ये मेरा पहला सत्र है आपके साथ में, और पहली बार भी। बात करने का मौक़ा भी मिल गया। तो मैं बहुत खुश हूँ इस बात को ले के। सवाल इस प्रकार जब मैं आयी थी यहाँ पर तो मैं लेकर नहीं आई थी। मेरा एकमात्र

खूँटे से बँधी महिला || आचार्य प्रशांत, वेदांत महोत्सव (2022)
खूँटे से बँधी महिला || आचार्य प्रशांत, वेदांत महोत्सव (2022)
20 min

प्रश्नकर्ता: नमस्कार आचार्य जी। जो सवाल मैं पूछना चाहती थी, वह सवाल किसी दोस्त ने ही पूछ लिया। एक बहुत गर्व की बात लगती है और हर्ष की बात है कि हमारे जो चैनल्स हैं, उसके सब्सक्राइबर्स और व्यूअर्स की संख्या दिन-प्रतिदिन बढ़ती जा रही है। बहुत खुशी होती है

Only rape matters? || Neem Candies
Only rape matters? || Neem Candies
1 min

A woman is not allowed to work after marriage—nobody cares. It doesn’t make headlines at all.

A woman has unsafe work environment—doesn’t matter. It doesn’t make headlines.

A woman dies during childbirth—who bothers?

Public spaces are not women-friendly—who bothers?

Women themselves are getting conditioned to look at themselves as mere

Your beauty is your hell! || Neem Candies
Your beauty is your hell! || Neem Candies
1 min

A strange situation is that a beautiful woman’s life is perhaps more complex than an average-looking woman’s life, because a beautiful looking woman has a lot of men eyeing upon her, and she can get whatever she wants. And what you will get for your beauty, that is the real

The stigma of impurity associated with menstrual days || Acharya Prashant (2019)
The stigma of impurity associated with menstrual days || Acharya Prashant (2019)
4 min

Question: Acharya Ji, my mother doesn’t allow me to enter the puja room (room for worship), or touch the deity during my menstrual days. This has been a practice ever since I was a kid.

Why is menstrual cycle considered impure? Why does the stigma continue to exist even today?

Women don’t know men || Neem Candies
Women don’t know men || Neem Candies
1 min

The man has seen the emotional side of the mother, so the man knows the woman’s emotionality. But the woman has never seen the sexual side of her father, so the woman really does not know man’s sexuality that much.

Do you get this? The man knows the woman’s emotionality,

How men trap women || Neem Candies
How men trap women || Neem Candies
1 min

Don’t give in to emotional traps. The man says, “Darling why do you have to work? You stay at home; I will work. You take care of the bed and the eggs and the babies and your mother-in-law; I will bring in the booty.”

As long as the woman keeps

The huge problem with feminism  || Neem Candies
The huge problem with feminism || Neem Candies
1 min

The problem is, the usual feminism always proceeds keeping the man at the center. The woman is saying, “The man is alright, and I want to be like the man.” This is such a low standard to set. Whereas, true feminism would proceed keeping the person that the female is,

Save the girl child—for the men? || Neem Candies
Save the girl child—for the men? || Neem Candies
1 min

‘Save the girl child’ campaigns, many of these campaigns say, “If today you kill the girl child, how will you find a bride for your son tomorrow?” So, the girl has no independent worth of her own, right?

If we go by the government propaganda, even if she is to

But why, dear emotional lady? || Neem Candies
But why, dear emotional lady? || Neem Candies
1 min

One feels like worshiping the woman for enduring so much. One feels like worshiping the woman for being so willingly exploited. And one feels like slapping her hard in the face for being so stupid. Her own worst enemy she is.

Talk emotions to her, and she will be pleased.

Listen, girl || Neem Candies
Listen, girl || Neem Candies
1 min

As a young woman, you must be open to going out, experiencing, seeing what the world is all about. Won’t you want to explore it—the rivers, the mountains, the people? Yes, you needed somebody’s hand to walk, but it doesn’t quite look nice now. Test your legs. And how will