“Our Goodness Is Indestructible”
I would like to share two highlights from the first-ever RC Hindu Liberation Workshop [see previous two articles].
1) Azadeh asked us to share something we had gotten from being Hindu that had helped us stay connected to reality and to our own humanity.
There’s an idea in Hinduism that there is an indestructible force in the universe. That idea has kept me rooted in benign reality. There is something that cannot be destroyed.
This weekend I went back and forth between facing my earliest hurts and noticing the goodness that is permanent in me, my family, my people, and the universe. Our goodness is indestructible.
We have been harmed by oppression and by not being able to discharge. Many people have lost and are losing their lives. But still we have not been destroyed, and relationships are permanent. Hinduism has given me the foundation for understanding this, and RC has given me the chance to discharge about it and remember it—so I can act on benign reality from a place of power.
2) We discharged in groups based on the caste identity assigned to our families within Hinduism. We asked ourselves, “What do we like about our caste?” and “What do we need to discharge to stand as humans with all other humans and end the caste system?” I imagined a Hinduism liberated from the oppression of caste that would let us enjoy the best perspectives of the religion.
Thank you to Anupama for organizing the workshop and bringing us all together!
Los Angeles, California, USA
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of South, Central, and West Asian-heritage people