HEALING IN MEDITATION
This topic is so vast, it goes on and on. Today we look at it from the perspective of healthy relationships. Once again we delve into the Art of Living well of profound knowledge from Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shan-kar, as well as through the many amazing volunteers and teachers of Art of Living.
"Our individual bury lives demand so much from us in terms of lime and attention that it is only natural to expect the presence of someone lov-ing and caring in life. Af-ter all, we are all human beings at the end of the day. But again, call it luck or destiny, not everyone gets an understanding life partner. People get so engrossed in their lives that they can hardly love without conditions. And such conditions/expectations become the ruining factor in relationships.
In this article, we will see how we can take charge of our happiness and become supportive life partners. After all, change begins with us.
If you keep this in mind that I don't deserve this love, you will not demand love. And when you don't demand love in your life, it keeps increasing."
- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Becoming a Supportive Life Partner
1. Accept your partner for who they are
Why do we look for an ideal partner when we cannot be one? Becoming the change we want to see in the world is one of the effective solutions to relationship problems. Hence be the supportive life partner you want for yourself. Accept your partner for who they are rather than forcing them to become someone they are not. Even in a happy married life, most positive transitions happen when we let people be themselves.
2. Allow your partner some space
We all have our bag-gage and it's not easy to Just be in sync with your life partner all the time. Allow your partner some space to disconnect and reconnect. That way, they would feel liberated and at the same time trust you for letting them evolve within the relationship. Constant clinging is a big no as it restricts quality time with each other.
"Give the person whom you love their freedom, their space'
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The multi-million-pula question is, how do we actually bring this knowledge into reality? Special breathing techniques, meditation and physical stretches is the how. More next time...