Marriages do not work out as we expect them to do because of the gap between the ideal and the strength and sacrifice needed to realise it. This is very much missing today in the fast food and utilitarian culture imported largely from the West. But the Divine is always willing to help us realise the Ideal. He is not the spoilsport to our happiness but the helper and guide and it is only rarely that he does not grant a sincere prayer, and only when He sees the harm that may accrue through it. The reason why relationships end up badly is not God but our incapacity to love. A love full of demands, expectations,ย wishes and desires based on the need for pleasure or happiness is not so much love but emotional and vital hunger. So too a love calculating gain and loss is a business and a marriage based on social benefits is a transaction. These are as good as failures even if it succeeds by outer standards. So grow in love and try to make it beautiful and sincere. That is all that is needed.

As a Youth, what are the things I should pray to the Mother, so that a holistic transformation of my personality takes place? What is the ultimate thing a Sadhak can pray for? ๐๐๐ป๐ปโค๏ธโ๐ฅ
There is no one aspiration for all. Each person has to find their own aspiration. If you aspire for the transformation then the way is to grow in sincerity and surrender. Read the Mother and Sri Aurobindo so that the inner base is strong and ready. Aspire to serve the Divine as work is the best means of preparing for this Yoga. Sri Aurobindo’s …

