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Why is it that many parents, especially those in their 50s, often glorify their past struggles, like working long hours to earn an extra $200, and keep reminding their children of the sacrifices they made to raise them? Why can’t they allow their children to recognize it naturally, instead of constantly seeking acknowledgment or credit and glorifying their struggles? πŸ™„πŸŒ»πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ‘§πŸ»β€πŸ‘¦πŸ»

Bringing up a child can be a very challenging task and sometimes it does require quite a bit of sacrifice. But the child has not

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Dada, please tell if the following is a sign that he is an obstacle to the path of Yoga? Why does it happen every time I am being approached by my romantic partner close enough with the intention of lovemaking or simply touching or being simply romantic, I feel a strong response of blackout (momentary loss of consciousness) and feel withdrawn with respect to consciousness. πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘©πŸ»πŸŒΉπŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

It is not because he or anybody is an obstacle. All obstacles are within us. Normally our physical body and biology are hardwired to respond

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When sharing a tight space with my sibling, I end up fighting over minuscule things, such as when responsibilities are not shared equally or when she doesn’t keep the place neat and clean. I don’t want to get mentally affected by these things, but at the same time, I don’t want to take on the whole responsibility on behalf of both people. πŸ‘₯[…]

It should be shared, either by way of demarcation of responsibilities or else sharing of the common work. This will help both of you, especially

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Da, I don’t want to get married, but my single mother wants me to get married and have children, and the usual things. But I don’t want to get attached to these things. I fear that if I get married, I will have the worst marriage, and almost whenever the topic of marriage comes up, I almost imagine doing the worst things and pray for the worst to happen, and I don’t get involved in marriage. So help me, how to be? πŸ˜₯

Whether good or bad, married life requires a very different kind of orientation. Initially, especially with children, it can and usually does come in the

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There is a girl I don’t know anything about at my university, but I always feel extremely attracted to her every time I see her. I don’t know why, because no other girl made me feel this way. Today in the morning, I saw her in a group of friends, but I didn’t feel confident enough to come up and introduce myself. πŸ’‘[…]

Situations and circumstances are generally not due to the Mother’s intervention or because of Her sanction. Things often come due to concealed desires that are

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