![]() It is difficult enough for a woman to be vulnerable and break the silence-to speak about her sexual abuse, but it is much more difficult for men. I think the same is true of men, but they have an even greater taboo against speaking out about it since it damages the macho masculine ideal we have created. From years of teaching yoga and spiritual programs where people come to heal, I would say two out of three women have experienced sexual violence or abuse. That is a staggering number, but I think it is still less than the actual number. I read a statistic that one in three women experience sexual violence or abuse. This cycle is not new and has not brought lasting change because it denies the underlying root issue of a lack of education. When an incident of rape or incest is forced into the public eye, society responds explosively by demanding “justice” for the victim and violent punishment for the perpetrator. Most societies turn a blind eye to the shadow of sexuality. This issue is not just in India, though the whole world is now watching this case under a magnifying glass. We need to break the silence about how widespread sexual abuse is so that society is forced to open its eyes to the truth and begin to heal and make changes. Violence breeds violence we need to heal the underlying issues that lead to rape and incest with education. “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind,” he once said. This is in the country where Mahatma Gandhi tried to advocate non-violent resistance. When anger over the brutal Delhi mass rape erupted in India, protesters marched in the streets, demanding the rapists be hung. ![]() Is violence the answer to sexual violence?
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