Breaking free from both tradition and modernity, the talk brings fresh insights into child development and human nature. A few examples from scriptures and real life draw attention to the real needs of a child. We need to look at a child as a soul in evolution, whose purpose is to bring out the divine possibilities within it.
After a brief background, certain stories are taken up as illustrative examples of the many layers on which the myth works and the subtle...
A talk by Dr Alok Pandey at Sri Aurobindo Sadhana Peetham, Lodi, California, in 2005.