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Thank you for this Brother Randip

 

I was not aware of Kabir having these negative opinions of women. Naturally Nanak expresses the true equality and dignity of women in beautiful, powerful language.

 

Nevertheless it does not diminsh my adoration of Kabir. I will always love his writings. No one is perfect, and to an extent we could say that maybe Kabir was influenced by his culture, time period and background in his negative understanding of women. Prior to the advent of Sikhism, women had a very, very low status in Indian society. Widows, as you know, were burned on pyres after their husband's deaths.

 

Nanak was a kind of proto-feminist, if you don't mind me saying. He spoke up for the rights of destitute and oppressed women at a time when they had no voice to speak for them.

 

Kabir was an incredible human being though. His faults only endear me to him more - since it shows how any of us, faulty and imperfect as we are, can attain to such lofty spiritual heights through the Grace of God.