Do you think its easy to pursue spiritual life as a Sikh woman? I feel its extremely difficult. Firstly there are no Sikh female saints like Mirabai in Hinduism who are absolutely crazy about finding God. If Mirabai is to be seen as an example, her life as a saint was also very difficult as people including her own family did not accept her behaviour as acceptable.
What hope do we have to be free like Guru Nanak to declare our pursuit of God? Especially when you are an attractive woman. No matter what you declare about your intentions, you will be looked upon as an object of lust.
Why don't we have any Sikh female Kathakars? Why don't we have female Raagi Jatha in Darbar Sahib, Amritsar? Is there no talent available to occupy those places or we don't accept women to be spiritual to that extent? Its not a question of power or authority, it's a question of the right to freely express our spirituality.
By not allowing women to express and share their spiritual knowledge, are Sikhs approving Muslim way of keeping women behind closed door, in burkas and depriving them from gaining and expressing spiritual knowledge much like how hindus and muslims use to stop them from getting educated in Guru Nanak's days?
"Ae Ree Main To Prem Diwani, Mera Dard Na Janei Koi"
No one understands the extent of my love for God -- Merabai.
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Interestingly, I was thinking the same thing...there should be more women Ragi jathas/pracharaks...if they are considered equal & not subordinate in Sikh religion, & we've had many influential sikh women in history, then why aren't they encouraged to participate?.
Thanks for your acknowledgement. I wish more Sikhs wake up and question what we are doing and why.
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