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Educated daughters vs strong daughters: The difference

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Indian government, Indian law, and pro-female organizations in that land talk about increasing education of girls and women. I get very amused at this ineffective and useless propoganda that does nothing great to help the girl child and women. This is because most women even if educated are unable to continue work, career or do entrepreneurship because their parents or in-laws or community will not allow them. So it means educate them for namesake and then make them stagnant to do caring and cooking jobs at home. In short, educate them and again throw them in the same gutter or furnace as before. Education gives them no financial independence, no autonomy, no freedom to decide for self or children. Then what is the role of education for them? Nothing. I pity the parents who think that educating a daughter makes them finish their duty towards her. They continue to rear her as a cow or sheep. The net result is an educated women with no respect or autonomy and no space of her own. This ca...
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Warning: Vipassana is injurious to health

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 Vipassana came to India from Myanmar. It is a philosophy that was propagated here by SN Goenka. But the basics and fundamentals of this spiritual practice are wrong. There is no science it and nothing per se has been proven. In fact, it is disastrous for humankind and society because it is against the very human nature: the nature that all of us are born with.  Humans,  their nature, positive and negative feelings Humans are born with certain natural feelings and reactions. These are virtues or vices. They like to be in groups and have a sense of belonging. They want to share and communicate and socialize. As long as this helps society without creating friction it is good. This means one has to keep these activities under limits and not overdo it. One needs to balance it so that self and society is helped without harming self or anyone else.  Vipassana injurious to health (Source: Quora)  And as regards the vices, one needs to overcome and conquer these demons ...
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VIPASSANA IN A NUTSHELL! IS IT REALLY USEFUL?

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 Vipassana is a practice that started with the Theravada dynasty. It implies an insight into the true nature of reality or clear seeing. It could also mean superior or higher seeing. It is said to be: "Looking into something with clarity and precision, seeing each component as distinct and separate, and piercing all the way through so as to perceive the most fundamental reality of that thing." It had disappeared in the 10 th century but was revived in the 18 th century in Burma by the Toungoo and Konbaung dynasties. But a new form came in the 19 th century and became a movement in the 20 th century. American Buddhist teachers initiated the new Vipassana movement. Vipassana-It means to see things as they really are. It is said to be a logical process of mental purification via self-observation. Anything wrong within or around us upsets a human being. There is frustration and agitation leading to disharmony. This causes problems to self and those around us. Vipassana ...
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