Acharya Prashant responds to a question about whether the beauty and gentleness of a woman are like that of God. He begins by humorously dismissing the question as something out of a romantic novel, asserting that according to the principle of 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram,' only Truth is beautiful, not men or women. He challenges the very premise that a woman is beautiful in a spiritual sense and questions when this notion arose. The speaker further deconstructs the idea of gentleness, explaining that gentleness and hardness are properties of matter. Therefore, when one speaks of a woman's gentleness, one is referring to her physical body. He then refutes the idea that God is gentle, stating that for a deluded person, God can be hard and deliver a jolt, but is never gentle. The speaker suggests the question arises because the questioner finds a woman so appealing that he equates her qualities with those of God, thinking that if she is gentle, God must be gentle too. Acharya Prashant explains that this attraction is a trap of nature (Prakriti), a biological and chemical game, not a spiritual experience. He describes the attraction a man feels for a woman as a chemical reaction driven by hormones like testosterone and progesterone. He emphasizes that this is chemistry, not spirituality, and calls it a cage of nature, a mousetrap that one falls into. He elaborates that what is perceived as "gentleness" is merely fat tissue (adipose tissue), which is more abundant in women's bodies for evolutionary reasons related to pregnancy. The attraction to specific physical features in both men and women is an ancient, natural arrangement for procreation and survival of the species. A man is attracted to a woman who appears suitable for conception, and a woman is attracted to a strong man who can protect her and the offspring. The speaker concludes that this is not love but animality, a primitive programming that should not be mistaken for a divine experience.
