Guest guest Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Namaste, Good Morning to everybody, thank you for taking the time to read this as I am in one of the most difficult situations. I am now turning to my religion for answers, clarity and the right path for me to follow with my life. I'll briefly try to explain some of the hardships I have been facing. 8 years ago I began dating a young lady, not knowing much about religion, and unfortunately still not knowing much. I continued our relationship and as the years passed, our hearts grew closer and closer. We went through college together, we spent our early years after college together, and she grew very close to my family. Unfortunately, I never took into consideration her religious faith, as she is a liberal Muslim, and I have only seen my love for her. We discussed on how we would be able to be together, share both our religions with each other and our children, however there are many differences that have left us lost without answers. She explained that she needed a decision and that she could no longer carry this relationship forward without a hope for our future to be together. In order to perform the act of marriage her way I would have to convert, however we discussed that it would be " fake " and that she would tell her parents that I would continue to follow my religion and I would not be converting, however my family is extremely against anything of the sort. As accomodating Hindu religion is, unfortunately Islam is not. In addition, I have an enormous burden over my shoulders because I am the only child of my parents, and they envision me marrying a Hindu woman and having Hindu children. I am just now trying to search deep inside myself to learn and absorb my faith because I am simply lost, left without answers, debating to make a decision between the love of my life and my family. I am looking for guidance and reaching out for help. I cannot imagine myself with anybody else, and all the things that I love about her I feel I cannot find with anybody else. We are amazing with each other without religion involved, however this is something that will never leave us, and we both wish to continue believing in our respective faiths. Thank you for listening and I look forward to hearing your knowledgable responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 I have absolutely no advice for you, deejaykam. I wish I did. I really feel for your situation, which is really a perfect expression of the darkness and separation this present world exemplifies. Imagine trying to separate God from Herself, break Her up into little pieces, each separated from the other? It is crazy, and I am sorry you find yourself, and your desires, caught in the middle. I will pray for you. Jai Maa! Chris , " deejaykam " <amitsdesign wrote: > > Namaste, > > Good Morning to everybody, thank you for taking the time to read this > as I am in one of the most difficult situations. I am now turning to > my religion for answers, clarity and the right path for me to follow > with my life. > > I'll briefly try to explain some of the hardships I have been facing. > 8 years ago I began dating a young lady, not knowing much about > religion, and unfortunately still not knowing much. I continued our > relationship and as the years passed, our hearts grew closer and > closer. We went through college together, we spent our early years > after college together, and she grew very close to my family. > Unfortunately, I never took into consideration her religious faith, as > she is a liberal Muslim, and I have only seen my love for her. > > We discussed on how we would be able to be together, share both our > religions with each other and our children, however there are many > differences that have left us lost without answers. She explained that > she needed a decision and that she could no longer carry this > relationship forward without a hope for our future to be together. In > order to perform the act of marriage her way I would have to convert, > however we discussed that it would be " fake " and that she would tell > her parents that I would continue to follow my religion and I would > not be converting, however my family is extremely against anything of > the sort. > > As accomodating Hindu religion is, unfortunately Islam is not. In > addition, I have an enormous burden over my shoulders because I am the > only child of my parents, and they envision me marrying a Hindu woman > and having Hindu children. I am just now trying to search deep inside > myself to learn and absorb my faith because I am simply lost, left > without answers, debating to make a decision between the love of my > life and my family. > > I am looking for guidance and reaching out for help. I cannot imagine > myself with anybody else, and all the things that I love about her I > feel I cannot find with anybody else. We are amazing with each other > without religion involved, however this is something that will never > leave us, and we both wish to continue believing in our respective > faiths. > > Thank you for listening and I look forward to hearing your > knowledgable responses. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Peace to you dear friend, My heart goes out to you as you search for your peace. You wish for knowledgable responses, knowledge being based that which has been experienced, well here goes... You will find, in this situation, that you will exhaust yourself trying to make everyone happy. How sad that was once an open, loving relationship is suddenly being viewed as a good-bad, win-lose, either- or situation. That this was all okay, and you were (once) a lovely, wonderful friend and companion until you and your beloved contemplated making it official is almost hypocritical. The mirror may need to be held up to all parties as to why. It peels to the very core what everyone truly, in their heart-of-hearts, believes in. It seems that everyone is being allowed to stand in their belief...except for you. It appears in your letter that you are the one most willing to make concessions. You may make someone very happy, you may make someone else very unhappy, and you will have given up a very generous portion of your " self " in the process. Who will make you happy? You will continue to spend years banging your head against the wall trying to appease all parties, " being " something for someone else. The one who will suffer the most will be your self. You will find that you have given away everything you have ever believed in, admired or loved, or identified about your self to make someone else happy, beit your parents, your lover, her family, or your religion. And every time that happens, somewhere a seed of resentment is planted. It may not grow immediately...seeds can lay dormant for years. But they are there and they will grow. Are you willing to give up the " god " in yourself, the loving of your self...placing your faith in the externals, and that all will iron iself out in the end? What if it doesn't? What will " you " have left? A shattered faith, a shattered family? You are now losing the joy and peace of the present moment by projecting the fear of the unknown future. How very sad that your families cannot be happy for you. Continue to show nothing but love and reverence for the God in all, but most importantly love and honor yourself first. Hopefully they will see your shining soul and rise above their perceived limitations of conformity. Stand firm in you...but make it good. You can be steadfast, and very, very kind at the same time. You're an original...happily keep it that way! much love and light, sal. , " deejaykam " <amitsdesign wrote: > > Namaste, > > Good Morning to everybody, thank you for taking the time to read this > as I am in one of the most difficult situations. I am now turning to > my religion for answers, clarity and the right path for me to follow > with my life. > > I'll briefly try to explain some of the hardships I have been facing. > 8 years ago I began dating a young lady, not knowing much about > religion, and unfortunately still not knowing much. I continued our > relationship and as the years passed, our hearts grew closer and > closer. We went through college together, we spent our early years > after college together, and she grew very close to my family. > Unfortunately, I never took into consideration her religious faith, as > she is a liberal Muslim, and I have only seen my love for her. > > We discussed on how we would be able to be together, share both our > religions with each other and our children, however there are many > differences that have left us lost without answers. She explained that > she needed a decision and that she could no longer carry this > relationship forward without a hope for our future to be together. In > order to perform the act of marriage her way I would have to convert, > however we discussed that it would be " fake " and that she would tell > her parents that I would continue to follow my religion and I would > not be converting, however my family is extremely against anything of > the sort. > > As accomodating Hindu religion is, unfortunately Islam is not. In > addition, I have an enormous burden over my shoulders because I am the > only child of my parents, and they envision me marrying a Hindu woman > and having Hindu children. I am just now trying to search deep inside > myself to learn and absorb my faith because I am simply lost, left > without answers, debating to make a decision between the love of my > life and my family. > > I am looking for guidance and reaching out for help. I cannot imagine > myself with anybody else, and all the things that I love about her I > feel I cannot find with anybody else. We are amazing with each other > without religion involved, however this is something that will never > leave us, and we both wish to continue believing in our respective > faiths. > > Thank you for listening and I look forward to hearing your > knowledgable responses. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Namaste: Ramakrishna, the Guru of Shree Maa, said this about the universality of all religions: " There is One God of us all, who is called by many names in many languages. As many as there are individuals, so many are the ways of worshiping the One God. The point of religious experience is not to engage in intellectual debate, but to become submerged in the ecstasy of divine love through devotion to our path. " Ramakrishna practiced the basic tenets of the world's great religions, and personally verified the truth of each of them. He reached the same level of bliss and unity with God from each path. He stands today as a unifying example of mutual respect and reciprocal admiration, while many others are actually fighting over what to call divinity in a variety of languages. He used to tell the story about the water of the pond of his village. The Hindus drew water and called it jal, the Muslims drew the same water and called it pani, and the Christians drew the same water and called it water. Yet it was the same to them all. He said that every action performed with respect and attentiveness was a form of worship, so that every individual has his or her own way of honoring God. Religious experience is not born of the mind. It occurs when one goes beyond, beyond all thought. Religious experience occurs when we become consumed by the ecstasy of intuitive cognition, when we fall in love to the extent that we forget ourselves. These words of wisdom from Ramakrishna have been changing the lives of devotees for the last 125 years because they speak to the unity of the heart, not the divisions of the mind. Meditate on these words, and study the life of this great unifier of the great religious traditions, excerpted from the book, " Ramakrishna, The Nectar of Eternal Bliss, by Shree Maa. It is available from the Devi Mandir web site. www.shreemaa.org Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , " deejaykam " <amitsdesign wrote: > > Namaste, > > Good Morning to everybody, thank you for taking the time to read this > as I am in one of the most difficult situations. I am now turning to > my religion for answers, clarity and the right path for me to follow > with my life. > > I'll briefly try to explain some of the hardships I have been facing. > 8 years ago I began dating a young lady, not knowing much about > religion, and unfortunately still not knowing much. I continued our > relationship and as the years passed, our hearts grew closer and > closer. We went through college together, we spent our early years > after college together, and she grew very close to my family. > Unfortunately, I never took into consideration her religious faith, as > she is a liberal Muslim, and I have only seen my love for her. > > We discussed on how we would be able to be together, share both our > religions with each other and our children, however there are many > differences that have left us lost without answers. She explained that > she needed a decision and that she could no longer carry this > relationship forward without a hope for our future to be together. In > order to perform the act of marriage her way I would have to convert, > however we discussed that it would be " fake " and that she would tell > her parents that I would continue to follow my religion and I would > not be converting, however my family is extremely against anything of > the sort. > > As accomodating Hindu religion is, unfortunately Islam is not. In > addition, I have an enormous burden over my shoulders because I am the > only child of my parents, and they envision me marrying a Hindu woman > and having Hindu children. I am just now trying to search deep inside > myself to learn and absorb my faith because I am simply lost, left > without answers, debating to make a decision between the love of my > life and my family. > > I am looking for guidance and reaching out for help. I cannot imagine > myself with anybody else, and all the things that I love about her I > feel I cannot find with anybody else. We are amazing with each other > without religion involved, however this is something that will never > leave us, and we both wish to continue believing in our respective > faiths. > > Thank you for listening and I look forward to hearing your > knowledgable responses. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Dear Deejaykam. I was so moved by your story. I am thankful to Maa and Swamiji for providing a place for us to seek help from one another. Jai Maa! I hope that my words can help you. I am certainly no expert on this subject, but I try to incorporate Lord Shiva in my daily life and in my children's lives. My husband is Hindu, though not in a ritualistic way. I do the pujas, teach them the mantras, etc. Before marrying though, he knew I was religious and we discussed in detail that I would like to teach my kids puja and about the Chandi. Discussing this beforehand helped us. In whatever path you both choose, I think you mustn't feel as if you are making any concessions in order to appease your love. You must make conscious decisions to set the foundation for how you want to live your lives together. You must make your choices out of free will or else you will resent each other. You must also accept each other as you are now, today and not hope or hold out for some sort of change or enlightenment. If it comes, wonderful, if not, you will feel stuck. There is a difference between living with your love in a world where you do not have to be responsible for anyone other than yourselves and in finding a harmonious, peaceful life together in which you can raise a family and have respect for one another's beliefs. Fundamentally, you will both need a peaceful relationship that can be your respite away from the turmoil you experience outside your home, living in this chaotic world. When you have children together there are so many things that you will have to compromise on, but you must respect yourself enough to hold true to what you fundamentally believe. Your children will respect you for that and they will learn to hold on to their truths by seeing your example. It really does matter what each other's families think about the religious issue. When you have children, you will need the support of close family and friends to be there when you can't. If you have parents and in-laws who are loving and nurturing people, you will want them to be a part of your children's lives. Therefore, it is important to engage them now and get their support before you move forward. They have objections to marrying across religions because they have probably seen great misery in South Asia after partition and great violence among different religious factions. Their fears are valid, but can be tempered if you believe in your relationship. You can go to them, for instance, with a plan of how you will raise your children and deal with the forces in this world that may be against your relationship. However, before you can do this, I think you must determine whether your relationship with this woman will, in fact, foster the kind of life you really want to have. Only you and she can decide this, but it really helps to talk about as much as you can up front and write down your intentions for your lives together. I think the most important thing in having a bi-religious relationship is to agree that both religions are equally important and valid and that neither person's religious beliefs will take precedence in how you raise your kids. This means that neither person will convert, that if you both want to and have the energy for it, the children will be able to experience both religions in terms of culture, customs, prayer rituals, etc. One of you may be less religious now, but once kids come, that person may want to explore God on a deeper level, so it will be important to make sure that there is room in your relationship for both of you to do this. There are in fact many ideals and morals that all religions teach and perhaps you can both find some Sanskrit mantras and Persian/Urdu prayers that mean similar things when translated into English. For the first 8-10 years, you will only be teaching very broad ideas anyway, so you can really teach theology as it relates to both religions. I know that it may not be easy, but if she wants you to be in her life, then she must accept you for who you are and that includes your self-identity as a Hindu. If you both believe that there is a tangible, practical way to live your lives with two religions, your parents will eventually acquiesce. They are only looking out for your happiness and they love you. You are very lucky to have parents like that. I wish you light, peace and resolve. Whenever I have a question, Lord Shiva always shows me the way. If you can meditate, I know that will help you find the answers you seek. Jai Maa! Saswati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Thank you so much for your objective and realistic advice, it truly means an enormous amount to me. I'm in the process right now of looking at how much room we have for one another to accomodate for each others respective religions. I have been doing much reading over the past weekend as well in terms of becoming closer to our religion, and have been thinking about all the great advice I have been getting from our wonderful group here. I just want to re-iterate how greatful I am to have this enviornment to connect with our community especially during such a difficult period in my life. Thank you again and I'll keep everyone posted about how things are going. Humbly, Amit Kumar , " Saswati B. Ramaswami " <saswati_ramaswami wrote: > > Dear Deejaykam. I was so moved by your story. I am thankful to Maa and > Swamiji for providing a place for us to seek help from one another. Jai > Maa! I hope that my words can help you. I am certainly no expert on this > subject, but I try to incorporate Lord Shiva in my daily life and in my > children's lives. My husband is Hindu, though not in a ritualistic way. I > do the pujas, teach them the mantras, etc. Before marrying though, he knew I > was religious and we discussed in detail that I would like to teach my kids > puja and about the Chandi. Discussing this beforehand helped us. In > whatever path you both choose, I think you mustn't feel as if you are making > any concessions in order to appease your love. You must make conscious > decisions to set the foundation for how you want to live your lives > together. You must make your choices out of free will or else you will > resent each other. You must also accept each other as you are now, today and > not hope or hold out for some sort of change or enlightenment. If it comes, > wonderful, if not, you will feel stuck. > > There is a difference between living with your love in a world where you do > not have to be responsible for anyone other than yourselves and in finding a > harmonious, peaceful life together in which you can raise a family and have > respect for one another's beliefs. Fundamentally, you will both need a > peaceful relationship that can be your respite away from the turmoil you > experience outside your home, living in this chaotic world. When you have > children together there are so many things that you will have to compromise > on, but you must respect yourself enough to hold true to what you > fundamentally believe. Your children will respect you for that and they > will learn to hold on to their truths by seeing your example. > > It really does matter what each other's families think about the religious > issue. When you have children, you will need the support of close family > and friends to be there when you can't. If you have parents and in-laws who > are loving and nurturing people, you will want them to be a part of your > children's lives. Therefore, it is important to engage them now and get > their support before you move forward. They have objections to marrying > across religions because they have probably seen great misery in South Asia > after partition and great violence among different religious factions. > Their fears are valid, but can be tempered if you believe in your > relationship. You can go to them, for instance, with a plan of how you will > raise your children and deal with the forces in this world that may be > against your relationship. However, before you can do this, I think you > must determine whether your relationship with this woman will, in fact, > foster the kind of life you really want to have. > > Only you and she can decide this, but it really helps to talk about as much > as you can up front and write down your intentions for your lives together. > I think the most important thing in having a bi-religious relationship is to > agree that both religions are equally important and valid and that neither > person's religious beliefs will take precedence in how you raise your kids. > This means that neither person will convert, that if you both want to and > have the energy for it, the children will be able to experience both > religions in terms of culture, customs, prayer rituals, etc. One of you may > be less religious now, but once kids come, that person may want to explore > God on a deeper level, so it will be important to make sure that there is > room in your relationship for both of you to do this. > > There are in fact many ideals and morals that all religions teach and > perhaps you can both find some Sanskrit mantras and Persian/Urdu prayers > that mean similar things when translated into English. For the first 8-10 > years, you will only be teaching very broad ideas anyway, so you can really > teach theology as it relates to both religions. I know that it may not be > easy, but if she wants you to be in her life, then she must accept you for > who you are and that includes your self-identity as a Hindu. If you both > believe that there is a tangible, practical way to live your lives with two > religions, your parents will eventually acquiesce. They are only looking > out for your happiness and they love you. You are very lucky to have > parents like that. I wish you light, peace and resolve. Whenever I have a > question, Lord Shiva always shows me the way. If you can meditate, I know > that will help you find the answers you seek. > > Jai Maa! > > Saswati > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I think that was a simply lovely response to a very difficult situation, Saswati. Jai Maa! Chris , " Saswati B. Ramaswami " <saswati_ramaswami wrote: > > Dear Deejaykam. I was so moved by your story. I am thankful to Maa and > Swamiji for providing a place for us to seek help from one another. Jai > Maa! I hope that my words can help you. I am certainly no expert on this > subject, but I try to incorporate Lord Shiva in my daily life and in my > children's lives. My husband is Hindu, though not in a ritualistic way. I > do the pujas, teach them the mantras, etc. Before marrying though, he knew I > was religious and we discussed in detail that I would like to teach my kids > puja and about the Chandi. Discussing this beforehand helped us. In > whatever path you both choose, I think you mustn't feel as if you are making > any concessions in order to appease your love. You must make conscious > decisions to set the foundation for how you want to live your lives > together. You must make your choices out of free will or else you will > resent each other. You must also accept each other as you are now, today and > not hope or hold out for some sort of change or enlightenment. If it comes, > wonderful, if not, you will feel stuck. > > There is a difference between living with your love in a world where you do > not have to be responsible for anyone other than yourselves and in finding a > harmonious, peaceful life together in which you can raise a family and have > respect for one another's beliefs. Fundamentally, you will both need a > peaceful relationship that can be your respite away from the turmoil you > experience outside your home, living in this chaotic world. When you have > children together there are so many things that you will have to compromise > on, but you must respect yourself enough to hold true to what you > fundamentally believe. Your children will respect you for that and they > will learn to hold on to their truths by seeing your example. > > It really does matter what each other's families think about the religious > issue. When you have children, you will need the support of close family > and friends to be there when you can't. If you have parents and in-laws who > are loving and nurturing people, you will want them to be a part of your > children's lives. Therefore, it is important to engage them now and get > their support before you move forward. They have objections to marrying > across religions because they have probably seen great misery in South Asia > after partition and great violence among different religious factions. > Their fears are valid, but can be tempered if you believe in your > relationship. You can go to them, for instance, with a plan of how you will > raise your children and deal with the forces in this world that may be > against your relationship. However, before you can do this, I think you > must determine whether your relationship with this woman will, in fact, > foster the kind of life you really want to have. > > Only you and she can decide this, but it really helps to talk about as much > as you can up front and write down your intentions for your lives together. > I think the most important thing in having a bi-religious relationship is to > agree that both religions are equally important and valid and that neither > person's religious beliefs will take precedence in how you raise your kids. > This means that neither person will convert, that if you both want to and > have the energy for it, the children will be able to experience both > religions in terms of culture, customs, prayer rituals, etc. One of you may > be less religious now, but once kids come, that person may want to explore > God on a deeper level, so it will be important to make sure that there is > room in your relationship for both of you to do this. > > There are in fact many ideals and morals that all religions teach and > perhaps you can both find some Sanskrit mantras and Persian/Urdu prayers > that mean similar things when translated into English. For the first 8-10 > years, you will only be teaching very broad ideas anyway, so you can really > teach theology as it relates to both religions. I know that it may not be > easy, but if she wants you to be in her life, then she must accept you for > who you are and that includes your self-identity as a Hindu. If you both > believe that there is a tangible, practical way to live your lives with two > religions, your parents will eventually acquiesce. They are only looking > out for your happiness and they love you. You are very lucky to have > parents like that. I wish you light, peace and resolve. Whenever I have a > question, Lord Shiva always shows me the way. If you can meditate, I know > that will help you find the answers you seek. > > Jai Maa! > > Saswati > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Thank you Sal, I am trying to truly find my source of happiness within my self and outside of myself. Your words of advice shine of truth and I am going to try to find inner peace. Thank you again. Jai Maa! , " sal. " <salpaulsen wrote: > > Peace to you dear friend, > > My heart goes out to you as you search for your peace. You wish for > knowledgable responses, knowledge being based that which has been > experienced, well here goes... > > You will find, in this situation, that you will exhaust yourself > trying to make everyone happy. How sad that was once an open, loving > relationship is suddenly being viewed as a good-bad, win-lose, either- > or situation. That this was all okay, and you were (once) a lovely, > wonderful friend and companion until you and your beloved > contemplated making it official is almost hypocritical. The mirror > may need to be held up to all parties as to why. It peels to the > very core what everyone truly, in their heart-of-hearts, believes > in. It seems that everyone is being allowed to stand in their > belief...except for you. > > It appears in your letter that you are the one most willing to make > concessions. You may make someone very happy, you may make someone > else very unhappy, and you will have given up a very generous portion > of your " self " in the process. Who will make you happy? > > You will continue to spend years banging your head against the wall > trying to appease all parties, " being " something for someone else. > The one who will suffer the most will be your self. You will find > that you have given away everything you have ever believed in, > admired or loved, or identified about your self to make someone else > happy, beit your parents, your lover, her family, or your religion. > And every time that happens, somewhere a seed of resentment is > planted. It may not grow immediately...seeds can lay dormant for > years. But they are there and they will grow. > > Are you willing to give up the " god " in yourself, the loving of your > self...placing your faith in the externals, and that all will iron > iself out in the end? What if it doesn't? What will " you " have > left? A shattered faith, a shattered family? > > You are now losing the joy and peace of the present moment by > projecting the fear of the unknown future. How very sad that your > families cannot be happy for you. Continue to show nothing but love > and reverence for the God in all, but most importantly love and honor > yourself first. Hopefully they will see your shining soul and rise > above their perceived limitations of conformity. Stand firm in > you...but make it good. You can be steadfast, and very, very kind at > the same time. You're an original...happily keep it that way! > > much love and light, > sal. > > > , " deejaykam " <amitsdesign@> > wrote: > > > > Namaste, > > > > Good Morning to everybody, thank you for taking the time to read > this > > as I am in one of the most difficult situations. I am now turning to > > my religion for answers, clarity and the right path for me to follow > > with my life. > > > > I'll briefly try to explain some of the hardships I have been > facing. > > 8 years ago I began dating a young lady, not knowing much about > > religion, and unfortunately still not knowing much. I continued our > > relationship and as the years passed, our hearts grew closer and > > closer. We went through college together, we spent our early years > > after college together, and she grew very close to my family. > > Unfortunately, I never took into consideration her religious faith, > as > > she is a liberal Muslim, and I have only seen my love for her. > > > > We discussed on how we would be able to be together, share both our > > religions with each other and our children, however there are many > > differences that have left us lost without answers. She explained > that > > she needed a decision and that she could no longer carry this > > relationship forward without a hope for our future to be together. > In > > order to perform the act of marriage her way I would have to > convert, > > however we discussed that it would be " fake " and that she would tell > > her parents that I would continue to follow my religion and I would > > not be converting, however my family is extremely against anything > of > > the sort. > > > > As accomodating Hindu religion is, unfortunately Islam is not. In > > addition, I have an enormous burden over my shoulders because I am > the > > only child of my parents, and they envision me marrying a Hindu > woman > > and having Hindu children. I am just now trying to search deep > inside > > myself to learn and absorb my faith because I am simply lost, left > > without answers, debating to make a decision between the love of my > > life and my family. > > > > I am looking for guidance and reaching out for help. I cannot > imagine > > myself with anybody else, and all the things that I love about her I > > feel I cannot find with anybody else. We are amazing with each other > > without religion involved, however this is something that will never > > leave us, and we both wish to continue believing in our respective > > faiths. > > > > Thank you for listening and I look forward to hearing your > > knowledgable responses. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 And I am very grateful to you, dear friend, for reminding us that - truly - love is All There Is. There probably isn't a one of us here (okay, maybe Mother and Swami) who hasn't at some point and time in their life been bewildered as to why a condition has put on their love or on being loved, when - deep down - all we are is love. Know you are a loved child in this universe, and in this forum! We are greatly blessed with your friendship! peace! sal. , " deejaykam " <amitsdesign wrote: > > Thank you Sal, I am trying to truly find my source of happiness within > my self and outside of myself. Your words of advice shine of truth and > I am going to try to find inner peace. Thank you again. > > Jai Maa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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