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Shani ShingnapurControversy Discrimination orDiscretion?In this weeks Spot, Sadhguru gives his view on

the current controversy about the Shani

Shingnapur temple. We also have a video in which

Sadhguru speaks about Rama and Jesus, and the

quality that makes them inspiring and relevant to

this day.

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uestioner:Sadhguru, why are women not being allowed into certain

temples? For example, now with the Shani temple. Why this

discrimination?

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If you have access to

inner technology, it

will level out these

planetary impacts.

Sadhguru:At Linga Bhairavi, men are not allowed to enter the

sanctum sanctorum, but they never protest. They are married and

domesticated they have been trained not to protest against

anything (laughter).

It needs to be understood that these temples are not places of

prayer they are different types of energies. Since we are aware

that the planets in the solar system have an impact upon our

physiology, our psychological structure, and the context of our

lives, we have created temples for the different planets.

Based on the time and date of

your birth, and the latitude and

longitude of your place of birth,

Indian astrologers make complex

calculations to see which planets

have the greatest influence on

your life. These things are

relevant to you to some extent.

However, if you have access to

inner technology, it will level out

these planetary impacts.

Shani or Saturn, which is a faraway planet, takes 30 years to

complete one revolution around the sun. Considering the

revolutions of Saturn and those of the Earth, and your birth

details, they can calculate what impact Saturn has on you at

different times of your life.


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Shani is one of the sons of Surya, the sun the other one being

Yama. Shani is the lord of dominance, distress, depression,

disease, and disaster. Yama is the lord of death the D

company. These two are brothers-in-arms, always working in

tandem. Their mother, Suryas wife, is Chaya. Chaya meansshadow. This is science expressed in a dialectical way. The sun

is the source of light for us. His wife is Chaya shadow. Only

because there is sunlight, there is shadow.

The seventh day, Saturday, is the day of Saturn. Seven being Saat,

it is Saaturday or Saturday. Saturn is the seventh planet or graha

in the Indian astrological system. The word graha means to

grasp or to impact. Saturn as per modern astronomy is the

sixth planet. But the Indian astrology looked at celestial objects

which have a strong impact on life upon this planet. In that

context, Sun and Moon are also counted as grahas, not to be

understood as planets, making Saturn the seventh graha.

In the order of grahas that have a strong influence upon this

planet Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

though Shani is the seventh, he is a very dominant force, as

health and happiness give you freedom of life, but disease and

depression will seriously dominate your life. The question is areyou allowing external forces, such as the celestial objects, to

influence or impact you, or is your inner nature the only influence

upon you. Hence, in this tradition, profound astrologers refused

to make predictions for those who are on the spiritual path or

under the influence of a spiritual Guru.


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Because occult

processes are

conducted there,

the energies are not

conducive for

women.

Because his is a 30-year cycle,

once in 30 years, you become

more susceptible to the influence

of Saturn. This phase, known as

Saade Saati, or in Tamil, YelaraiShani, lasts for seven and a half

years. You may become more

susceptible to disease,

depression, disasters, and death,

and more vulnerable to external

influences. In order to bridge thepits that may occur during a

Saade Saati, various processes

and rituals are associated with Shani temples.

There are temples for Shani Deva, where Saturn is personified as

a god. Currently, there is this controversy about allowing womento enter a certain temple in Maharashtra, the Shani Shingnapur

temple. Very powerful processes are conducted at this temple.

Shani temples are mainly used for occult purposes and exorcism.

People come there mainly to ward off occult influences or because

they feel they are possessed. Because occult processes are

conducted there, the energies are not conducive for women. As awoman is entrusted with the significant responsibility of

manufacturing the next generation, her body is far more receptive

and vulnerable to certain types of energies especially during

pregnancy and menstrual cycles.


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We need to educatepeople about the

science behind

these temples

what they are about

Should women not enter the sanctum at all? They could if they

were appropriately trained for it, but it would be much more

difficult to train women than men for this purpose, simply

because of a few biological advantages men have in this area of

life. In the very nature of female biology, occult forces can have adeeper impact upon her system.

To remove occult influences and perform exorcisms, certain

energies are used that are not nice for a woman at all. Shani is not

nice. But he is a part of our lives we have to deal with him too.

Because of these occult forces, women are asked not to enter the

area where such things are done. It would not be good for their

physical wellbeing.

When certain things go wrong with life, you have to deal with

them in a certain way, which may not be pleasant. These temples

were created for this purpose. Today, some people perceive it as

discrimination that women should not enter this space. It is not

discrimination but discretion.

Maybe the way it is enforced is

crude and seems discriminatory,

and that is why these women are

protesting. If one day, men

protest in front of Linga Bhairavi

and want to enter the sanctum, I

will lock it. I will not let them

into sanctum because it is not


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and why they were

built.

designed for men unless they are

appropriately trained for it. This

is not discrimination it is

necessary discretion. The space

of Dhyanalinga, for one half ofthe lunar cycle, is managed by

men; for the other half, it is managed by women as that is the

nature of an inclusive consecration, which Dhyanalinga is.

At certain temples, like the Velliangiri hill temple, women are

prevented from going up the mountain, as the path goes through

dense forest that was rich in wildlife in the past, and it was

considered unsafe for women to take this journey. But today,

these rules can be relaxed.

In view of the demand to allow women entry to the Shani temple,

we need to educate people about the science behind these temples

what they are about and why they were built. In todays

democratic fervor, we want to establish equality, but in certain

contexts, this would work to the disadvantage of women.

Otherwise, we are one species and two genders. Except for a few

areas such as this one, the only places where gender should

matter are bathrooms and bedrooms.

Love & Grace,


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This video was recorded at the recent In the Lap of the Master

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Ambedkar Podeti

Namaskaram Sadhguru, Thanks for the

explanation.... People need to be educated

about these temples, otherwise it looks to be

discrimination....Andwhat about the

solution for women if they influenced by theShani.. And Thanks for the grace as "in this

tradition, profound astrologers refused to

make predictions for those who are on the

spiritual path or under the influence of a

spiritual Guru"..

KannanR

Very good explanation as always. It would be
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nice if Sadhguru gives an explanation on

women of certain age not being allowed to

enter Ayappa temple as well. Unfortunately

the liberal secularists have done enough

damage to the public view on this matter

with out proper understanding of the issue.

And are supreme court judges supposed to

decide on these matter?

Karthikeyan Shivasubramaniam

Most of The temples in Kerala, tantric

rituals are done and not agamic

rituals (even though agamas contain

a mild amount I tantricism ).

Chotanikkarai, meenkulathubagavathi Amman temple are pure

tantric temples with 100% tantrika

Pooja. Same could be the reason for

sabarimala. The liberals should

protest for hijab, face veil, oral

divorces, polygamy, sex without

concent, treated as slaves etc by RoP

people instead of fighting for trivial

matters like these.

Vinita Verma

Beautifully explained by Sadhguru :)

Swadhin Pattnaik

How Sri Sri Ravishnkar's view and

Sadhguru's views are contradicting in theplace ..

Rami Nair

Maybe sri sri "Handled" the situation

? you should realize how much these

great gurus know :)
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