Subject: Why Don't More Women Attain Enlightenment? - Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz

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[Note: The following is from a pamphlet distributed by Frederick Lenz
at one of his workshops in the Los Angeles area sometime in 1987 or
1988]

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WHY DON'T MORE WOMEN ATTAIN ENLIGHTENMENT

By Dr. Frederick Lenz

The history of women has been one of repression, degradation, bondage,
torture and misery. Never in the history of humankind has one racial,
ethnic or religious group been persecuted with less feeling and for
such an enduring length of time as have been the women of this world.
With minor exceptions of several small civilizations, women have been
culturally, economically, religiously, politically and educationally
repressed since the dawn of recorded history. They have suffered to
have their identities destroyed, their sistership splintered, their
spirituality denied and then have been placed into endless slavery to
the men of the world.

The repression of women, which might at first glance seem chaotic and
spontaneous, has been systematic and effective. This repression has
been in effort for so long and to such an extent that the women and
men of our world no longer even question its basic premises. While
noteworthy achievements in the political, social and educational
status of women have occurred in the last few years, these changes are
only conciliatory embellishment - given on demand and not out of love
-- to sooth the women of today into believing that their status has
really changed.

Sexual Slavery

The image of a woman is that of a sexual slave. Sexual slavery may
sound kinky and interesting from a distance, but in actuality it is
quite grotesque.

What is sexual slavery? When your primary purpose in life is to
produce sexual pleasure for someone else. Sexual slavery is convenient
sex. For a man, it means that instead of having to go a look for
sexual satisfaction, he keeps someone at home who will at least
satisfy his spontaneous urges. Sexual means that a woman is cajoled
into believing that her opinions are valued, her integrity is admired
and that she is special beyond all others, when in fact she is
actually viewed as a useful commodity for sexual pleasure, producing
and caring for children, maintaining a household, for image sake when
a man has a business or political career that necessitates a female
partner in the role of "wife."

Very few women are really aware of how men actually feel about them.
It seems that women want so much to believe that they are loved and
needed that they will overlook how most men really feel about them,
they will accept mental, emotional and physical abuse, and, at least
in their younger years, follow the primrose path to what they have
been told will lead them to happiness.

I have no doubt that there are wonderful men in the world who are
genuinely concerned with the welfare of the women that they love. I
also know that the consciousness of most men regarding women is so low
and out of focus that what the consider love is nothing other than
sexual repression.

Sexual slavery is domination. Whether the tactics are psychological,
physical, social or political the end result is the same. The"barefoot
and pregnant" philosophy is alive and well in the world. It simply
changes its colors, but not its intent, to suit the mood of the Modern
woman.

Most men view women as convenience items, someone to us as long as
they are useful and to dispose of when necessary. But it is necessary
that a very slick mentality accomplishes this. Women have been held in
check by men for thousands of years, the mentality that has
accomplished this is cold, calculating and successful.

Sexual slavery is the ability to push the right buttons to receive the
desired response when the individual who is being manipulated is
either unaware that they are being manipulated or they are aware, but
are unable to defend themselves. It is unrealistic to think that most
women really enjoy being treated as objects of sexual convenience, but
most women put up with it. Men manage to perpetuate sexual slavery by
making it seem that there is no other alternative, and by using social
pressure, guilt, rejection and other controlling mechanisms when a
woman tries to buck the system.

-- Rama

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