Spirituality Transcends Gender

Innovation and inspiration will come when we have inner peace. A peaceful individual only can make peaceful families. And peaceful families can make peaceful localities and communities. And if communities are peaceful, only then can the nation be peaceful.

The International Women’s Conference (IWC) brings together women leaders from various spheres of society such as politics, arts, business, media, and academia to engage in meaningful dialogue. Below is the transcript of What Sri Sri said at the Inaugural session of the last Conference held in Bangalore Ashram on 23rd Feb 2018.

You wonder, what has spirituality got to do with gender? Really, it has nothing to do with gender because spirituality transcends gender.

What is spirituality? Is it something that is not normal or natural? No! We are made up of matter and spirit. Our body has amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates and all that. And our spirit is made up of love, compassion, and peace. All that which enhances the value of spirit is spirituality, and women need it all the more because women are the greatest influencers.

A woman influences her children, influences her spouse, influences her parents, and the society. A woman is very gentle and soft so she needs the strength. Spirituality is what gives her that strength and inner peace. If you don’t have inner peace, you can’t have peace in the family.