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Family life

 

Keep attachments to a bare minimum. You have certain work to do among these relationships, which God has given according to your karmas, which are the reactions of the past actions. These relationships have come as wife, husband, child, friend, and so on. Give to them whatever is necessary – pay your debts. Serve all men, for God is in all men, and do not forget the Almighty life sustainer.

Kirpal Singh

 

The good­ness of ­the Gur­mukh is ­not ­his prop­er­ty, ­his ­kith ­and ­kin, ­and ­the en­vi­ron­men­tal fa­vour, ­but ­how he ­has de­vel­oped ­those ­links in fa­vour of ­his Mas­ter. (Gen­er­al­ly ­the ­man ­thinks he is ­good be­cause he is hav­ing ­some prop­er­ty ­and ­has ­done some­thing ­for ­his ­kith ­and ­kin, ­but ­the Gur­mukh de­vel­ops ­all ­who ­are in re­la­tion ­with ­him ­and ­brings ­them ­back to ­the ­fold of ­the Mas­ter.) ­This is ­his ­real prop­er­ty ­and her­i­tage ­which he ­pays ­back to ­his Mas­ter.

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The re­la­tion of ­both, ­wife ­and hus­band, is to be­come Con­scious Co-work­ers of ­the Di­vine ­Plan ­and to ­help ­their chil­dren in ­the ­same di­rec­tion. To ­lose ­the ­faith in ­the inter­est of ­their world­ly de­mands and wish­es ­keeps ­them ­far ­away ­from ­the truth­ful ­life ­and ­the ­real re­la­tion­ship ­between ­wife ­and hus­band ­and ­their chil­dren. ­The re­sult is con­fu­sion, mis­be­ha­vi­our, ­and ­lack of con­fi­dence in ­each oth­er, which fur­ther ­brings in ­the dis­eas­es of ­the ­mind ­and so on.

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He ­does ­not de­mand any­thing ­for ­his ­kith ­and ­kin ­from ­his Mas­ter, ­but de­vel­ops ­them ­through ­right under­stand­ing, ­and ­both ­would ­like to de­vel­op ­each oth­er. He ­does ­not be­lieve in hoard­ing ­but be­lieves in spend­ing in ­the Mis­sion of ­the Mas­ter.
In ­spite of ­all re­spon­sibil­ities ­from ­his Mas­ter he ­lives ­with ­his ­hard ­earned mon­ey ­and ­helps ­his fam­i­ly ­and ­its ­needs with­in ­his lim­its ­and ­does ­not ex­ceed ­his lim­its ­and ­needs. He par­takes ­with oth­ers ­and does ­not ­live on ­the in­come of oth­ers.

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Two people are brought together by the unseen hand of God. Whom God unites, let no earthly power disunite. You are one soul in two bodies. Be like one candle light; be the same light in two forms. If one is asked a question, both should give the same answer. This can be done by those whose hearts are together. This beautiful union on the physical plane is, as yet, only a glimpse of the higher union, the everlasting marriage between the soul and God.               

                Kirpal Singh
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When ­the ­head of ­the fam­i­ly ­earns ­the live­li­hood ­through un­fair ­means, ­those ­who par­take be­come world­ly, ­and he ­who ­brings in ­meets ­the re­ac­tion. ­The Gur­mukh is ­the liv­ing ex­am­ple of ­pious liv­ing in the ­world. In ­the ­world he under­takes a ­good busi­ness ­and ­helps oth­ers to ­pay ­off ­their ­debts of pre­vi­ous kar­ma.

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In ­his per­son­al ­and fam­i­ly ­life he ­adopts a ­true ­way of ­life, ­means he ­does ­not ­lead ­his ­life be­yond ne­ces­sities. ­When ­the at­ten­tion ­moves be­yond ­needs, it ­bears re­ac­tion. So he ­makes ­the ­best ­use of right under­stand­ing, ­blessed by ­his Mas­ter to de­vel­op ­his fam­i­ly mem­bers on ­this pat­tern. ­When ­the ­right under­stand­ing is mul­ti­plied in ­the ­house, ­the ­house is ­blessed ­with mul­ti­ple for­tunes. ­Such a home be­comes a ­best per­for­mance of ­his ­Master's ­wish.