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Never compare with others and that leads to unnecessary complications in thinking. Wife and husband should give and forgive each other. This thing you know but practice tolerance.
7. I have been into the system for the last two years, and I have been following the practices more or less regularly. I had difficulties in following the evening practices because of work related timings or due to pressures and wishes at home.
These lapses are common for persons who are busy with work as a house holder. Our aim should be to attend to these spiritual duties also simultaneously giving allowance to occasional lapses.
8. There is some restlessness felt for no specific reason. For every small thing I have been receiving rebukes. Earlier I used to react fast. Now though I feel bad initially I am trying to analyse and take it as a correction.
That is what is meant when Master said the home is the training ground. It is good you are learning the lessons properly.
9. Day to day living: Feeling lack of cooperation from family, felt frustration. Also felt a bit mechanical in sadhana.
Mechanical or spiritual I wonder whether you do any sadhana. If the family is not cooperating with you are you cooperating with them? Learn tolerance, patience, endurance and such other qualities which promote harmony and do not waste time counting mistakes of others. Read our literature where these problems are discussed.
More on Family Life/Grhasta Life:
1. Determination and single pointed orientation to the Goal will give the necessary courage and also deal with the problems at home more holistically. Faith in Master and Faith in the Good is all that we have to cultivate.
2. You have to learn that being Grhastha and at the same doing sadhana is no joke.
3. Regarding the problem with your spouse in the family, you should know that the Natural Path is for the grhasta and you should be able to manage things with