<p>According to Sai Baba, "What we have to safeguard and protect today are Truth and Righteousness and not the nation. When Truth and Righteousness are protected, they will protect the nation. Hence, righteousness should be fostered in every home. A home is no trivial place, it is the abode of Dharma (Righteousness), which protects and safeguards the country."<br /><br />With the focus on money, homemakers who traditionally kept the home a sanctuary are now going out to earn and to learn. The pull to work abroad for higher salaries has mesmerized many.<br /><br />But Puttaparthi Sai proposes a different course of action. He says, "The home is the beacon, which illumines the world and sustains it. Women should realize that, irrespective of their education or position, their foremost obligation is to protect the home. Wherever women are honored there is prosperity and happiness. Women should never be slighted or treated with disrespect. A home in which a woman sheds tears will be bereft of all prosperity." <br /><br />Therefore, according to Beloved Sai, Guru of Truth, it is the women who must take the responsibility to change the situation that exits against them. They must heal themselves.<br /><br />He reiterates, ''Women are taking to modern education in larger and larger numbers nowadays. They are serving in offices, schools and factories. They are also rising to positions of authority in other fields. But most of them are prompted by urges of personal aggrandizement rather than ideals of service. But when women run after jobs, who is to run the family? If both father and mother move into offices to earn money, what becomes of the children? Pouring over books, how can the kitchen work? More money may be earned, but it leads only to more anxiety. More unrest and more loss. The women who take up jobs are finding that they have no happiness worth the name.<br /><br />The educated woman must utilize her knowledge and skill to bring up her children into healthy and disciplined youths who may be of use to their country, their culture, and their community. Earning money is not the end-all of education. It is the greed to earn money by any means, as fast as possible, that has led to the evils that we see in society today. <br /><br /> Money breeds pride, pride fosters hate." Therefore, Sai encourages women to examine from within their female identity. It is by divine design that a woman's body grows, houses and feeds a baby. Cradled in amma's arms the child picks up the vibrations that flow from her. Mother Sai teaches that a woman who loves and respects herself will love and respect others. <br /><br /></p>
<p>According to Sai Baba, "What we have to safeguard and protect today are Truth and Righteousness and not the nation. When Truth and Righteousness are protected, they will protect the nation. Hence, righteousness should be fostered in every home. A home is no trivial place, it is the abode of Dharma (Righteousness), which protects and safeguards the country."<br /><br />With the focus on money, homemakers who traditionally kept the home a sanctuary are now going out to earn and to learn. The pull to work abroad for higher salaries has mesmerized many.<br /><br />But Puttaparthi Sai proposes a different course of action. He says, "The home is the beacon, which illumines the world and sustains it. Women should realize that, irrespective of their education or position, their foremost obligation is to protect the home. Wherever women are honored there is prosperity and happiness. Women should never be slighted or treated with disrespect. A home in which a woman sheds tears will be bereft of all prosperity." <br /><br />Therefore, according to Beloved Sai, Guru of Truth, it is the women who must take the responsibility to change the situation that exits against them. They must heal themselves.<br /><br />He reiterates, ''Women are taking to modern education in larger and larger numbers nowadays. They are serving in offices, schools and factories. They are also rising to positions of authority in other fields. But most of them are prompted by urges of personal aggrandizement rather than ideals of service. But when women run after jobs, who is to run the family? If both father and mother move into offices to earn money, what becomes of the children? Pouring over books, how can the kitchen work? More money may be earned, but it leads only to more anxiety. More unrest and more loss. The women who take up jobs are finding that they have no happiness worth the name.<br /><br />The educated woman must utilize her knowledge and skill to bring up her children into healthy and disciplined youths who may be of use to their country, their culture, and their community. Earning money is not the end-all of education. It is the greed to earn money by any means, as fast as possible, that has led to the evils that we see in society today. <br /><br /> Money breeds pride, pride fosters hate." Therefore, Sai encourages women to examine from within their female identity. It is by divine design that a woman's body grows, houses and feeds a baby. Cradled in amma's arms the child picks up the vibrations that flow from her. Mother Sai teaches that a woman who loves and respects herself will love and respect others. <br /><br /></p>
