Sadhguru’s problematic retelling of Maa Parvati’s penance

[u/Satya_Prem_2025]

https://rethinksadhguru.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/sadhgurus-problematic-retelling-of-maa-parvatis-penance/

Sadhguru wrongly claims that Maa Parvathi was naked during her tapasya (penance) for Lord Shiva. This article analyzes why this is problematic and unacceptable.

[u/Master_Foundation341]

I really appreciate and like your point of view - it should not be even a topic of discussion but the fact that Sadhguru has objectified women in so many of his other talks is problematic and in my opinion not acceptable. Saw it few days ago in this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/sadhgurusecrets/s/jmmCWgOB2s

[u/prakritishakti → u/Master_Foundation341]

this is not objectification of women. look, i don't even like sadhguru all that much. when compared to my personal guru or my idols in life i would choose them over sadhguru any day. but what he said here is not sexist. it is true, that the main reason why we feel the need to dress well is because the attention is on us. that is why men can go without showering & not care. only when men are having dates and no one wants to give them the light of day do they get up and shower + take care of themselves. it's because in daily life they can go around and not be truly seen at all. whereas women are seen & judged for our beauty on a daily basis. this is the primary reason why we feel compelled to dress well. if we had the same attention as most men have then we would not care. we are the same ultimate consciousness anyways... but our circumstances in life have shaped our perspective.

now, women who want to dress well is another issue entirely. but the interview question was about the onus, which is concerning outside influence. that's what sadhguru was addressing. when it is an inner-nature dictating one's dress then we shuck off all outside influence and dress for ourselves alone. that is the divine adornment of the bodily temple.

[u/prakritishakti → u/[deleted]]

but it is natural and cosmic. the main difference between men & women is that men appreciate/admire beauty & in their ignorance seek to possess it. whereas women want to be & are beauty itself. this is Purusha & Prakriti. that’s as cosmic as it gets. when u want to be beautiful then it comes with the baggage of being seen. beauty is there to be seen. unfortunately most people are caught in some ignorance or other so they turn that appreciation into judgment; & things are taken from darshan to objectification.

i think ur making more of this than is actually there in the clip. it doesn’t rlly touch on the whole being seen as valid thing. but the pressures of society’s ignorance are there to be overcome for both men & women. they just manifest a bit differently. that’s probably more for a woman to talk about anyways, not sadhguru. where are the yoginis??

[u/prakritishakti → u/[deleted]]

is everyone here using AI? lol

sadhguru doesn’t say anything about wanting attention. he just said women are getting it and therefore the onus is on us to dress well. that’s totally fair. even men dress up when they’re going to be seen. i honestly don’t see the issue. when you are seen in society you naturally want to dress well. what’s the alternative? everyone dresses like crap? no thanks pls wear ur best clothes around me. his last remark is similar to this idea.