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angry, he absorbs their negative vibrations. This can upset his own energy.
laboratory. If they impose restrictions and decisions upon him, they will suppress his power of thought. Just as a bud needs water and the open sky to become a flower, so also a person needs freedom of thought for his own evolution. If they make him a slave of their expectations, then he will never be able to think for himself. He will not be able to decide nor understand his responsibility.
Natural Progress
The parents must not impose their own desires and ambitions on the baby. If he has come with the potential to become a lotus, they must not force him to become a rose. This will cause a great deal of misalignment. If they repeatedly suggest to him that they aspire to make him a rose, what will happen? He will neither become a rose nor a lotus.
It is essential that parents do not place the burden of their dreams and aspirations on the child. Whatever potential he has, they must allow it to emerge naturally. They must allow the decision of his life to arise in his own inner mind. Perhaps they want to make him a doctor, lawyer or software engineer. But should he move ahead according to his own potential or according to the wishes of his parents? Which path will give him success and contentment according to his natural potential? Can anyone state with certainty that twenty years later, the profession of a software engineer will be in demand? Here is a child; a living, pulsating experiential being who can think and A decide! He is not a part of his parents'
The Message of Excellence
The parents must not give any suggestion to the child, they must give him only auspicious energy. The question is - if they cannot give him any suggestions for his life, what can they really do for him? The life, what can they really do to answer is - they can give him a divine message, a formula which will make his life worthwhile. They can bestow upon him such a divine energy so that wherev goes, he will do wonders. They do not have to decide his field of work. All they have to decide is that he must always tread the right path. They must aspire that his faith, his knowledge and is character is exemplary. For this, they need only meditation and the Namothunam Mantra. It is a mantra of a complete and excellent personality. Its message is, “You have to become excellent. You have to become brave. Wherever you
