“Maternity is considered as the principal role of woman. But this is true only so long as we understand what is meant by the word maternity. For to bring children into the world as rabbits do their young—instinctively, ignorantly, machine-like, that certainly cannot be called maternity! True maternity begins with the conscious creation of a being, with the willed shaping of a soul coming to develop and utilise a new body. The true domain of women is the spiritual. We forget it but too often. To bear a child and construct his body almost subconsciously is not enough. The work really commences when, by the power of thought and will, we conceive and create a character capable of manifesting an ideal.”
—The Mother, Words of Long Ago CWM Volume 2, p. 157
Thousands and thousands of children are born each day around the world. But what is a matter of concern is that in majority of cases conceptions are not willed but accidental. The parents are not conscious when the child was conceived. In all these cases it’s the mere conjugal enjoyment which results in conceiving a child. The ancient Indian seers and sages held the view that the birth of a child should be the result of prayers and aspiration. The transcendent seed that develops into the form of a child belongs to the divine. This is how the whole spiritual Indian tradition has given us the vision of creating a conscious population. What has been envisioned by most spiritual leaders of this land is that the children of the future will be far more developed than the present humanity.
Based on the materials available in the ancient Indian scriptures and the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, SAFIC has designed this three-day workshop for those who would like to be a part of this spiritual movement of creating a conscious population (supraja-janana). The participants will have an opportunity to understand and bring about a conscious change in the major aspects of human birthing (reproduction): conception and development of a child, role of maternity and parenting in spiritual light. They will be introduced to the concept of marriage, man and woman relationship, prenatal education – ancient and modern insights, willed conception, physical and psychological aspects of prenatal care and pregnancy, postnatal care and parenting.
Timings: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Last Date for Registration: 31st May 2017
