Friendship in Married Life (Gujarati Dadavani November-2014)

In the arrangement of ideal worldly life, when man and woman become united through the knot of marriage, they become partners in the pleasure and pain of the worldly life, Despite living together, there will be a variety in their line of thought and unfolding karma. In such circumstances, keeping patience with equanimity during each other’s unfolding karma, there should be an endeavor to live an ideal life using an understanding-filled approach. Dadashri says that worldly life or relationships do not hinder us, but one’s own lack of understanding, ignorance, and the lack of skill to understand others, is indeed what hinders us. Dadashri says that if you want to get rid of the discord in married life, it is important to let go of the belief that you are a husband (patipanu) or wife (patnipanu), and become friends with each other. A perfect friendship-filled interaction is the master key to get rid of discord from married life.