Harmony in Marriage
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Supreme Lord.” What is wrong with this statement?
Dadashri : The husbands of today are such, that if they
were considered as The Lord, they would go around like
madmen.
Questioner : Can the husbands be called ‘The Eternal
Supreme Lords’? Should we do their darshan (look upon with
devotion) everyday? Should we drink the water in which we
bathe their feet?
Dadashri : You may address them as, ‘The Eternal
Supreme Lord’, if they are immortal. How can you call them
‘Eternal Supreme Lord’ when they are going to die? How in
heavens can the men of today be Lords?
Questioner : I bow down to my husband everyday.
Dadashri : You must be deceiving him by doing so.
Women deceive men by prostrating in front of them. A husband
is a husband and The Lord is The Lord. Where does the
husband say “I am The Lord”? All he says is, “I am your boss.”
He says only this, does he not?
Questioner : Yes, he says only that.
Dadashri : Yes, even the cows have a boss; there is a
boss for everyone and everything. The Soul is the only Lord,
the Pure Soul.
Questioner : Should a woman drink the water
(charanamrut), which is used to bathe her husband’s feet?
Dadashri : How can you drink that water used on the
men of today? They smell. Even when he sits there, he emits an
odor. It was a different matter in the past, because people had
a fragrance to them, but husbands today smell enough to give
you a headache. Today you just have to play the role of a