Page 604 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6

Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
family is a life worth having because in it we learn how to love others.
We in the beginning put more faith in our relatives. This is the basic thing which makes us differentiate between people. As we proceed along the path, there comes a point where we have to drop off our superfluous relations. The pain that accompanies that situation makes us know who our real relation is. We understand then that the experiences that we get from our own relatives are no different than what we would get from somebody who is not related to us. Further we still have to do our duty towards our own family members in spite of their behavior. Understanding this and behaving accordingly with due attachment gets us a bit closer to the non-attachment attachment that Rev. Master is talking about.
Now when you look at it the whole basis of differentiation between our people and others vanishes. So why not treat others as your own and do your duty towards them as well. This aspect can greatly help smoothen our path towards the goal and save us a whole lot of problems. Unless we go through some rough experiences in this aspect it will be very hard to understand the non-attachment attachment that Rev. Master is referring to.
For those of us who are attached to a particular way of life or who have a fear of change, Master gives us imperiences time and again during our sittings and satsangs on how our orientation should be. If we mould accordingly it is fine. However some of us do not want to change. For those of us, situations come to help us along the path. As we go through these situations, we are taught very valuable and helpful lessons. It is very tough to go through situations where we are moulded against our wish
604