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Harmony in Marriage
Questioner : Settle disputes with equanimity.
Dadashri : Is that so? Now will you leave him?
Questioner : No.
Dadashri : If he goes away, what will you do? What if
he says he cannot stay with you?
Questioner : I would call him back. I would fall to his
feet and ask for his forgiveness.
Dadashri : Yes, call him back. Appease him, stroke his
hair, do whatever you have to. After that, things will settle down
again. If a job can be done with just common sense, then use
common sense. The next day, if he says “You were at my feet,
begging me, were you not?” then that is a different matter. Then
you can tell him, “Because you were leaving, you were acting
like a mad person.” He is under the impression that she will
always plead and beg even though she only did it spontaneously
to solve the problem at hand.
[21] THE ESSENCE OF THE SEVEN STEPS TAKEN
IN THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY
There is no key for this day and age that shows you how
to live your life. Forget about moksh, even then you need to
know how to live your life, don’t you? You just need to
distinguish where each path leads, then decide which one you
want to take. If you cannot decide, you must ask Dada, he will
tell you which paths have perils along the way. Married people
feel trapped in their marriage. Unmarried people feel that
married people are blessed. Between the two, who will find the
solution? It is hard to stay single in this world. One has no
choice but to get married, so why be miserable in a marriage
if you have no choice? Some question why they should get
married and become miserable. This life is not meant for