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पत्नी को बच्चा चाहिए, और सास-ससुर को नाती || आचार्य प्रशांत (2022)
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Family Planning
Education
Spirituality
Social Pressure
Responsibility
Brahmacharya
Love
Lust
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses a man facing pressure from his wife and in-laws to have a second child. The man explains that his wife is not educationally qualified to work and that her parents want her to be occupied with a child. Acharya Prashant advises the man to make his wife capable by helping her get an education, whether it's 10th, 12th, or college. He acknowledges that this requires a lot of effort, which is the real obstacle, not a lack of knowing what to do. He states that if the man is unwilling to make this effort, the only other solution is to have more children. The speaker explains that the natural inclination of all boys and girls is the same. If left to their own devices from a young age, very few would choose to study; most would engage in the 'lap-filling movement' (procreation). The inclination to study must be cultivated. He points out a proven fact: wherever literacy increases in a society, the fertility rate automatically decreases. He calls literacy a great contraceptive. He emphasizes that it is the husband's responsibility to educate his wife if she is not well-educated, and this should be the primary task. Acharya Prashant then discusses the role of sex in a spiritual person's life. He explains that spirituality means betterment and height. A spiritual person, being a lover of excellence, will find their desires aligned with their highest values. They will not be able to have sex with someone who is not on the same elevated plane. He says, 'If you can see my soul, only then can you see my body.' A spiritual person becomes better from within, and then they are attracted only to elevated people, who are rare. Consequently, the frequency of sexual acts naturally decreases for a spiritual person. He also mentions that if someone calls him impotent for not being attracted to the lower aspects of life, he would consider it a compliment. He concludes that for a spiritual person, sex is not a big issue. When life is filled with higher values like love and truth, sex becomes a small matter. It is not a lustful obsession. If it happens, it happens with a certain beauty and fragrance; if it doesn't, it doesn't matter for years. The societal obsession with sex indicates a great inner void. When life is filled with love, the issue of sex becomes insignificant. The right kind of sex is a reward for living a high life, not a way to relieve the stress of a bad life.