AT THE FEET OF THE MOTHER

Relationships

When your parents want you to get married but you don’t, you are not interested or not yet ready for marriage, how do you make them understandšŸ™„? They say, “You are our responsibility.” Even though you live far from them, they worry and say, “Donā€™t deprive us the chance to perform your kanyadaan.” They are concerned about you being alone, saying, “Life is long, and itā€™s hard to live alone, especially in these times when bad things are happening to women.”

Well the best way is to address their fears. As parents their concern is legitimate just as your right of choice to marry or not

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Some friends always expect you to be available for them, but when you need them, they are nowhere to be found. They dump their problems on you without even asking about yours. Conversations with them revolve entirely around their lives, and if you try to share something, they cut you off and steer the talk back to themselves. They take you for granted, disappearing for long periods only to show up out of the blue, expecting you to act as if everything is fine. One day, theyā€™re full of affection, and the next, they act like you donā€™t exist. How to deal with such peoplešŸ™„? Are they even worth calling friends?

True friends are indeed very rare like the pearl inside a shell. The sign of a true friend is that he or she loves you

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Why is love blind?

Actually love is not blind, rather, for a moment at least it removes blindness and one see the Divine in form that has awakened love

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It seems like a lot of The Motherā€™s comments on human love, especially in a romantic capacity, lead back to the fact that it is all ego based and desire based – and therefore a desire to ā€œovercomeā€ vs pursue. Is it wrong to want a loving relationship/life partner and to put effort into finding this? I have always wanted to meet someone growing up but havenā€™t really given myself permission to do so due to some big insecurities and mental blocks that make me feel unworthy of the type of person or relationship Iā€™d want. I find myself feeling bitter and lonely more often – especially seeing those around me easily finding suitable partners and especially as I approach my late twenties. Even though I know a relationship is not the magic solution for happiness, I do think itā€™s an important part of anyoneā€™s life.

The Mother’s comments on human love have to be seen in context. Some are letters written to specific sadhaks and hence it may not be

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