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caution to every mother to take special care of her thoughts during pregnancy. It is quite unsettling to see how she was willing to destroy her own husband to fulfill her own unimaginable desire.
In a similar vein, we read about the story of Queen Vimala. As soon as she became pregnant, she noticed changes in her behavior and mind which became filled with perverse thoughts. She then asked an Acharya, "It seems as if a hellish being has come into my womb. How do I change the course of his actions?" Under his
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guidance, she began to pay attention to her food and religious activities. In this manner, she made an attempt to change the inauspicious thoughts of the being in her womb who was born as Prince Vimal. A few births later, this very soul was born as Lord Mahavira.
Thus, we see that the mother is blessed with the power of transforming and refining the leshya of the being in her womb by becoming aware of the child's inner world and working on her own character and nature during pregnancy.
When a woman becomes pregnant, the child in her womb becomes an integral part of her body, her life, her thoughts and her feelings. Because of this oneness, both of them are influenced by each other's feelings.
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