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क्या बच्चे पैदा करना ज़रूरी है? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2021)
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Population Crisis
Parental Responsibility
Environmental Resources
Internal Eligibility
External Eligibility
Spiritual Wisdom
Child Rearing
Sustainability
Description

Acharya Prashant shares an observation from an airport where he saw young adults employed to play with children's toys to attract customers. He uses this example to highlight the lack of meaningful purpose and dignity in the lives of many today. He expresses deep concern over the global population crisis, noting that the Earth, with eight billion people, lacks sufficient food, clean air, water, and space. He argues that bringing a child into the world without being fully prepared is a crime against the child and the planet. He emphasizes that parents must possess both external and internal eligibility before deciding to have a child. External eligibility refers to having the minimum financial resources required for a child's nutrition and education. Internal eligibility involves a deep understanding of life, birth, death, and spiritual wisdom. Acharya Prashant questions whether parents truly understand why they feel the urge to produce a third body from their own. He advises that even if one is fully prepared, they should limit themselves to only one child due to the severe environmental strain and resource depletion. He concludes by urging prospective parents to honestly evaluate their capabilities and the state of the world before expanding their families.