The
foundation of marriage, of religious life is caring.
You are caring or not depending on your upbringing.
In Kali Yug (the period of the world which began in 325 BC), most people are
not caring, and hence we see war and famine, ecological
disaster, the Nazi holocaust etc.
A caring person starts out
a relationship caring for the other person. This
could be any kind of relationship, Goddess/man,
God/woman, husband/wife, wife/husband, teacher/pupil...
Whether the relationship is
worth maintaining is an important question for
the parties concerned. Any true relationship can
be destroyed by lack of caring and it is your
duty not to be burdened with relationships where
the other person does not care for you or, despite
your caring for him or her, does not develop a
caring attitude to you.
In the case of God, OM, He
is the Soul of everyone's Soul. He recognizes
that caring for Him is difficult for man and woman.
He therefore continues to care for you whilst
you care for others other than your own husband
or wife and immediate family and have not harmed
others in your life. In the Bhagavad Gita, it
is also noted that God gives special care to those
who do not have anyone who cares for them.
Clearly, the law of karma applies
and as usual God also gives to everyone what they
need to follow the path of light.
You are on the path of light
and happiness whilst God cares for you, and have
stepped off that path when He does not. Equally,
you are on that path whilst you care for others,
and not when you do not.
What does it mean, to care
for someone? It means that you will put yourself
out for him or her and do things for him or her
if they ask you to do it for them.
It is your manipuraka chakra,
the emotional centre behind the navel that needs
to be worked on to release the energies required
for you to become a caring person. Your abdomen needs to become
soft like butter. Weight lifting, abdominal work,
operations, etc. are contra-indicated if you wish
to follow the path of light.
Equally, it is very important
for you, if you wish to follow the path of light,
to break off and distance yourself from family
members who do not care for you. These members
will disturb your heart energy centre, the anahata
chakra, and you will waste time searching for
love rather than developing the divinity in you.
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