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it forever. As human beings, we experience balance in relationships along with one's joys and sorrows, but the feelings are own internal balance. Hence it is important transient. But what stays with us all the to have a pleasant and compatible nature as time is our nature! Hence, even though the well as the capacity to solve conflicts. feelings of joy and sorrow come and go, the In the context of Arham Pregnancy, manner in which these affect our nature has
the mother's emotional balance is very a lasting effect. It becomes a habit. Being
important because she has to take care joyous or being sorrowful becomes our very of herself along with her child. It is also nature. In the womb, the child is a recipient. necessary she maintains happy He receives the positive and negative relationships in the family. This depends on vibrations from the mother. Hence the
her emotional maturity. In this context, the pregnant mother must take care of her co-operation of others in the family is also emotional balance so that she does not essential. Every member has his own role impart negative emotional energy to her
to play at this point. The family which child. If she cultivates a habit of crying, the
has the values of affection, discipline and habit will weave itself into her child's nature discrimination, will bring happiness and and may become part of his life. When the
peace to the family members. mother is bearing a child, she is never alone! She must always think twice; once for herself
No Tears and once for her child.
One of the important aspects of Arham What led to the battle of Mahabharata
Pregnancy is that whenever the mother was the jealousy in Duryodhana which he
feels tearful, she must alter her breath (as had received in his mother's womb. It led
described in "Recognizing the breath, page to the downfall of his life and kingdom.
71). This process can be followed by anyone. When the mother sows the seeds of such
The duration of this practice depends on negative feelings in her child, it is bound to
each individual and on the situation - it may have damaging effects.
take five minutes or an hour. Sometimes it By maintaining emotional balance,
may not be so easy to alter the breath. At a person can touch the pinnacle of
this time, it is important to have patience. success. It is necessary to maintain
If breathing is altered at the beginning
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