Quote from: Witch of Hope on May 20, 2009, 07:27:32 PM
How, however, does it look to my religion which is a goddess's religion? Are transsexual people also condemned here? How was it in ancient times? And how does the goddess see tg people?
What do you mean?
I know the answer, but I would hear with pleasure your opinion in addition.
I once went to neo-hindu cult, because they worshipped Goddess and The Feminine Principle, shakti. But found out that this was just talk, and remained a theory.
In reality, yoginis admired the dominating alpha males, and the leaders were masculine type men, or very rarely, masculine type women - right-sided women, as it was called. It was such a dissappointment to see.
A lot of talk, how left-side is the side of mother, of goddess, how left-sided people should rule, how laksmi is such sweet and how the ego should be put aside... Talk, talk.. but no substance in it.
I think it's just not easy, to get close to Goddess.
A more deeper change is required, than just a change of religion/group. Just talking about femininity is not enough. There should be genuine respect towards femininity, in whatever form she chooses to manifest.
I guess it is the same as with Chritianity. In bible is said that Jesus preferred Mary to Martha, but always when I have seen christians reading that, they explain that "it really means that Martha is so precious, valuable".. "Jesus wished to praise Martha.." etc... To my disappointment this attitude was in yoga too.