Planned Progeny

Importance of planned pregnancy: India is a country with a divergent multi-faced cultural heritage. Every caste and clan has its own rituals, yet there is oneness. Weather differs and so does the nature of people, yet we Indians have a strong oneness. This oneness is in: certain basic beliefs, lifestyles, approach to life and so the contents of Ayurvedic texts have not needed a change over the centuries even with generations of new physicians and new technologies. But then what is ‘That’ which still remains to be understood and implemented? There are scores of points, but we will concentrate on ‘Healthy Progeny’; ‘Child of Dreams’. Human nature, the world over, is the same since time immemorial and this truth is true in case of the present scenario of progeny and related problems. While visiting an unknown place, a proper guide and necessary equipments, make the journey comfortable and pleasant. Human life is precious. Indian social life has multi-faced responsibilities. There are many expectations from a child by the parents, family and society; fulfillment of which helps maintain a healthy society. A couple dreams of many things. Some of them contradict each other even without their knowledge. This thought conflict leads to confusion which endangers the dreams. The booklet aims to create a road-map for such to-be-parents for obtaining a progeny of their dreams. The points are very simple and easy to practice. Some of these points are still in practice. In the present times of nuclear family type, the rules for maintaining health (Svastha-Vritt, Sada-Vritt) are all the more helpful. We can call them ‘golden rules’ of health for self, family and society at large. We have to keep in mind that: ‘humanity remains healthy if every human is healthy’. The environment i.e. air, water, soil; plants, trees, birds, animals, insects etc.; atmosphere, thoughts, feelings, etc. remain healthy and positive only if the people residing there are conscious and healthy. With these concepts in mind, we proceed along the road to ‘healthy conception and child of dreams’.