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RAISING CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT.

The process of childbirth is a miracle of Nature, and a child’s arrival into a family is a blessing from GOD. Still untainted by the material world, the purity and innocence of a newborn captivate the parents, enveloping the whole family in newfound heights of joy and happiness and rendering them oblivious to life’s problems. The child is loved by all as t hey see God’s divine attributes reflected in him. Whether it be a girl or a boy, when a child comes into our lives, it is because God has selected their soul to receive a human form, wherein they can be dyed in divine love, attain self-knowledge, and merge back into the Source.

Parents of a newborn should recognize their good fortune and the opportunity that God has given them to raise the embodied soul and help them fulfil their life’s purpose. Children can be described as a blank paper for parents to write on. Parents must mold the child and create an atmosphere of peace, love, and harmony at home, striving to settle any differences away from the child. If discipline is required, it must be done lovingly without any verbal or physical violence. It will enrich the lives of the child as well as parents.

It is the responsibility of the parents to focus on their children’s upbringing with love and not regard it as an obligation. In addition to ensuring their physical health and well-being, it is paramount that parents help the child understand his true SELF — the Soul. Rather than asking the child to meditate, it is advised that parents teach by example and meditate regularly themselves. Children will naturally emulate their parents and start meditating. When these children grow up, they will not be enamored by the attractions of the physical world but will be fully conscious of true purpose of human life.

People are happy on their birthdays; their faces beam with joy on their special day. We should consider every day as our birthday. When we go to sleep at night, we do not know if we will awaken the next morning, when we do get up the next morning, we should consider that new day to be our birthday. This means living each day as if it were the most special day of our lives. Thus, every morning is a new birth and a fresh opportunity to know ourselves and to realize God. We should celebrate our physical birthdays by thanking the divine and spreading the fragrance of His love. Apart from embracing guests at our birthday parties, we need to embrace the Supreme within through meditation.

Children are our future; we should nurture them lovingly. As parents, we must do so in the right manner so that children are equipped to lead spiritually enriched lives and fulfill their highest purpose. We should show them the path of meditation and spiritually early so they can reach the goal of self-knowledge and God-realization in this very lifetime. The better the lives of the children, the more loving and peaceful this world will become.

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