The Tao of Motherhood Quotes

“A wise mother knows: It is her state of consciousness that matters. Her gentleness and clarity command respect. Her love creates security.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Children are mirrors; they will always show you exactly what is going on inside of you. Each phase of their growth is an opportunity to heal your own pain, to go deeper inside yourself and become more truly human”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Mother is the reflective principle,
the balancing agent for the child.
Like a guru, she allows the child to
make mistakes and loves the child
without condition. Like nature,
she allows consequences to unfold
and balance to be restored when
it is lost.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Water benefits us without taking
from us. It cleanses us, nourishes us,
and calms our restlessness.

So is a mother to her child. From the
moment of birth, a child’s well-being
is her only concern.

A wise mother cleans and discards
the child’s waste without comment.
The child’s excrement, its tears, its
rages, are all allowed to be and
discarded without emotion.

A wise mother does not judge her child.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“You can sit and meditate while
your baby cries himself to sleep.
Or you can go to him and share
his tears, and find your Self.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Everything which endures can
only do so because Eternal
Consciousness gives it sentience.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“The child who feels your respect
during silences is nourished more
than the child who is constantly
fussed and chattered over.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Do not reward performance.
Rather, respond to Spirit
expressing the Way. You are a
mirror with which your child
sees — and corrects — himself.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Right mothering meets the
child’s need.

Focusing on what the child should
not be draws resistant energy. Pointing
out what the child should be feeds
self-hatred and struggle.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“I believe our children, unknowingly and with innocent trickery, teach us the deeper knowledge of how to be a true human being”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Parenting is a spiritual path that can bring you great pain and great joy and that can have a tremendous positive impact on your personality and your behavior.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Meeting needs and obeying
commands are not the same.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“Remember that every child and every parent has a completely unique and special rela- tionship. That child knows his dad and loves his dad. Our job is to watch that communication, to nurture it, and to support the parents in their heart-to-heart relationships with their children”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

“You and your child have a unique and very special relationship. The dos and don’ts of all the advice givers out there may or may not apply to you. You have to listen to your heart and to your child and then make the deci- sions that are good for right now, for you two.”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood