Both the Mother and Sri Aurobindo were not in favor of vaccination. Sri Aurobindo has called it as ‘a dark and dangerous principle.’ But the
As you know it is a vast subject on which much has been written though very little practiced given the inherent complexity of human nature
Some children pick up speech as late as five years. Speak to him a lot. See also if he responds to sounds. Show him to
This is a vast and complex subject which I have dealt with in a number of talks and writings on auromaa. But just a few
It means he has entered adolescence and one has to stop treating him as a child who has no independent identity. During adolescence children begin
The Mother was not against being firm to help the child form good habits and discipline. Scolding, especially with anger distorts a child’s consciousness. He
Yes children are full of energy and they absorb a lot of energy from everything around them. It needs to be channelised as well as
One of the things one learns in school is to adapt to different and often difficult situations. It is not about gathering information for which
There is a difference between sexual act done only for pleasure, under the stress of physical attraction, and the same act done as a natural
Askalokda, like everything else in my life, has been a gift of Her Grace. I have seen this that when a work is to be
Gradually give him the reins but sit in the chariot with him so that he learns to make choices while you watch from behind, prompting
Special children (i suppose you mean differently abled children) are not due to soul choices. In fact the soul has to reach certain degree of
Yes children should begin to sleep by themselves by 5. In India, due to stronger emotional bonding and family attachment it takes longer. In any
There is a fundamental right given by the Divine to make our free choices and suffer the good or bad consequences. That is the whole
You can tell him that everyone has his own ideas and so did Gandhi ji have his own. As far as his ideas go, they
There are two things mainly to be considered. The first is her goal, the aim that she places before herself, not just in terms of
Certainly one should be free to discuss freely and frankly with parents, teachers, elders everyone. Nachiketa, Prahlad, Lakshman, Sita are all examples among many others.
It is difficult to say with certainty but a number of factors could be operating.
Vaccination drives since few decades could be responsible for
