ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how society comes together and molds itself to support an individual’s consciousness expansion by maintaining the required infrastructure for Charyapada. Gratitude economy rooted in individual consciousness breakthrough for the operational bedrock. Communal activities related to Charyapada unite the people and bring the community to explore new dimensions and directions. Given the intense preparation required and the significance of Charyapada, which would be impossible for an average ovulating woman to maintain, the author did not internalize any discrimination in being excluded from the rituals. Devotees did not raise objections or attack the Charyapada. The dispute is mainly by bystanders and neo-feminists who perceived the tradition of disallowing women between the ages of 10 and 50 to enter the temple premises as discriminatory. The life lessons were valuable to the author later in life when doing fieldwork, negotiating essential purchases in life, and taught her patience and persistence.
