Manu said that a woman's dharma is to be mother, daughter, sister and wife in service of men, regardless of the caste. In modern times we call this patriarchy.In the Vedas, the need to control and favour hierarchy is an expression of an anxious mind.Hindu, Buddhist and Jain lore is full of tales where women do not let men define their dharma. In modern times we call this feminism. In the Vedas, the acceptance of a woman's choice is an expression of a wise and secure mind.While in Western myth, patriarchy is traditional and feminism progressive, in Indian myth both patriarchy and feminism have always coexisted, in eternal tension, through endless cycles of rebirth. Liberation thus is not a foreign idea. It has always been here.You have heard tales of patriarchy. This book tells you the other talesthe ones they don't tell you.
