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Shri Datta Swami

 09 Feb 2005

 

Why does the Lord bring obstacles in my efforts to get married?

[I would like to get married and lead a normal life but it is failing everytime due to obstacles from God. Even Rama and Krishna were married. I also do yoga. Can You help me in this matter?]

The Lord never interferes in any one’s wish. Even to His devotee He says, “If you are hungry, eat food and think about Me”. He never forces anything on anybody. Detachment should be spontaneous. He wants natural love from you and not forced attachment. Your love for Him should naturally detach you from all these worldly bonds and for such detachment you should not use any force. He too will not use any force. If your attempts to get married are failing, the reason must be the results of your own past deeds, which should not be attributed to the Lord as said in the Gita (Nadatte Kasyachit Paapam). He will not help anyone by disturbing His own administration, in which, the judicial system is a part. He can relieve you from your sins only if you are a devotee of highest order. Even there, He suffers for your sake and thus protects the dignity of His own law.

Rama and Krishna were the human incarnations of Lord and they need not worship the Lord. The case of other human beings is different since they have to worship the Lord for achieving His grace. Worship means the recognition of the Lord in human form at present and practically participating in His mission without aspiring for any fruit in return for such participation. Such practical sacrifice only can be the proof of real love. This is Yoga. Yoga means to join the Lord to serve Him in His mission. The Lord comes down in human form in every generation so that He is not partial to a particular generation. The yoga that you practice is only an exercise of the body and mind to achieve good health, which is done even by an atheist. Such yoga has nothing to do with the spiritual path, although it is a prerequisite.

 
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