Spirituality transforms individuals, sometimes creating distance in marriage. The solution isn't escape it's spiritual togetherness. When both partners grow spiritually, marriage transcends its social limitations and becomes genuinely beautiful. True love means helping the other evolve, not just sharing pleasure. Every relationship mirrors your inner self, and spiritual depth must reflect in how you treat those closest to you.
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Originally published in The New Indian Express on 22 feb '20
There is only one antidote to the poison that marriage unfortunately often is, and that is a spiritual association between the man and the woman
People often wonder about the effect of spirituality upon married life. Often it happens that one partner in a marriage starts moving deeper into spirituality and this causes anxiety in the other partner. So, how far do a normal marriage and spirituality go together? Spirituality is a movement into the unseen depths of oneтАЩs own mind.
It helps one discover a lot about oneself and the world, and you change for the better. That which used to frighten you, does not appear so very frightening. That which would easily disturb you, appears a bit childish now. The tendency to lose equilibrium reduces; you do not easily go off-centre. And even if you do, you return comparatively sooner.
