I love this passage authored by a Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm. I read and reread this passge with deep interest and curiosity. Human beings are relational beings. We are born out of realtionships, raised by relationships and thrived by relationships. How do we initiate, enrich and blossom our relationships is of great significance to us. Sadly, the divorcerate is increasing causing grief, pain and unhappiness, deep sadness and many other problems in the world we live in.
Marraige is a very special relationship. Marraige brings two people together. How to cultivate harmony between two persons who love each othere is a challenge. Each person has his or her likes and dislikes that can create divisiveness and rift in their relatioship. How to maintain and enrich their relationship is a challenge in marriage. And the challenge becomes bigger when a new life shows up. This is a joyful
challenge. It reqires letting go personal agenda, transcend selfinterest and willingly let go of barriers that block each other's growth and development. There is a word, "advaita "in Sanskrit language. It means not two. In loving relationships. there is no divisiveness. There is "oneness" in "twoness". In such relationships we willingly let go I, Me, and Mine and become "one" with the other. We transcend manmade barriers and we create and nurture harmonious and joyous connection with people we love. We go from "Me" to "We." We cultivate "oneness" in "manyness". This is a challenge for all of us to make this world a better and a safer place to live in. Let us join hands with each other to make this world an abode of peace, joy and happiness. Let this be our call. I invite you to follow it joyfully and peacefully.
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave
On Mar 7, 2026 Jagdish P Dave wrote :