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DO NOT GENERATE “POOCHANDI” OR “HOWA” SAMSKARAS

Mothers generate “Poochandi” Samskaras in the minds of their children. When children
cry, when they refuse to take food, or when they do any mischief the mothers frighten them and
say, “Poochandi (ghost) has come; Irandu Kannan (two eyed man) has come. He will take you
away.” Children get frightened. The Poochandi-samskaras get deeply implanted in their
subconscious mind, and make them very timid when they reach adolescence.
Mind is like a sensitive plate of a camera. Whatever is exposed to the lens is registered in
the sensitive plate behind. Even so whatever is seen or heard is permanently impressed in the
sensitive mind-plate.
The minds of children are very impressionable. They are very plastic. Mothers and
teachers should be very careful when they deal with children. They should not tell them anything
that will frighten them. On the contrary they should tell them stories of chivalrous persons,
which will make them bold and courageous. Even during the period of pregnancy, mothers
should read inspiring books like Ramayana, Bhagavata, Mahabharata, if they wish to bring forth
intelligent and brave children.
Mothers, fathers and teachers should have at least an elementary knowledge of
psychology. Then alone can they mould the children properly.
The sage Madalasa sang the following cradle song when she rocked the cradle of her
children: “Suddhosi Buddhosi Niranjanosi Samsara-maya-parivarjitosi”—“O child! Thou art
Pure Consciousness. Thou art stainless. Thou art devoid of Maya and Samsara.” She made all
her children sages.
The world is in dire need of women-sages like Madalasa. The destiny of the world and
children is in the hands of intelligent mothers.