An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide: We Have Many Mothers But Not Many Moms

One Sanskrit shloka reminds us, “One picture is equal to thousand words, one teacher is equal to thousand books, and one mother is equal to thousand teachers.”

A mom (maata) is the one who generally forms the personality of a child. She is not only the boss of the house but also a role model that can make a house into a living heaven. In today’s world, many women become mothers (this is simply a natural phenomenon) but very few become moms.

A very high percentage of girls achieve high educations and eventually become mothers as well, but there are very few schools or training centers within the Jain community to impart training to develop them into good shravikas and moms. If the raw materials or ingredients are less than perfect, so will be the products.