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Family Situations

The harmony of the home is broken by unkindness, often stemming from a failure to adapt roles with love and respect.

Many relationships deteriorate after the initial years, frequently due to harsh communication where one partner, often portrayed as the wife, adopts a dictatorial attitude. This creates unhappiness and stress. A cited example is a high-ranking professional who struggles and suffers health consequences when forced to abruptly switch from a commanding role to menial domestic tasks upon returning home. This illustrates a lack of harmonious adjustment. The essence of yoga, meaning 'yoke,' teaches that two forces, like a husband and wife, must pull the family coach with equal, harmonious speed, controlled by the mind. To create happiness, use loving language and express admiration to your partner. Ultimately, analyze your own life; the fault first lies within our own changing attitudes, selfishness, and ego. By looking inward, we find we must improve ourselves through prayer and meditation.

"Women should never give up a kind, loving language, and husbands should never give up a kind, loving, and respectful language."

"I went to see the bad things, but I did not find anyone bad. When I searched my heart, there was no one worse than me."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Many people are not good to their partners. On the first wedding day, it is fine. For one year it is okay, but then the ladies often start shouting at the husband. I am sorry to say this about the ladies, but mostly, ladies begin to bite. "Do this. I don't want this. Go away. Sit down. Keep peace." And the men say, "Yes. Go and look at your television." So there are many, many unhappy men because the wife begins biting. And in many cases, men are also like this, but mostly, I'm sorry to say, ladies—I do not wish to discriminate—the relationship with the husband is often broken through the woman's attitude. Not that they are unfaithful, but inside they can be like dictators. That is not good. Many of you are suffering, and this becomes a cause of divorce. Many men in high positions—directors and generals—have been studied psychologically. These directors, generals, and managers often die earlier, not because of the work, but because when the director comes home, she tells him, "Now you are not a director. Take the cups and please clean them." She is right, but he is not capable of changing his position from director or general to a kitchen cleaner, and that causes a lot of trouble to the heart. In many countries, when the director is cleaning the kitchen, he closes the curtains so others do not see. This happens to him, thanks to the ladies, so he dies earlier. These are the family situations I am talking about. Neither men nor women should act like this. Women should never give up a kind, loving language, and husbands should never give up a kind, loving, and respectful language. Then your children will also be like that. It is very important to maintain harmony at home. The word "yoga" also comes from what is called a "yoke" on the shoulders of two oxen or two horses. When they are pulling one coach or plow, this piece of wood on their shoulders must move in harmonious equality. If one goes quicker and the other is a little slow, then the balance of the load falls mostly on the one who is slow. So both have to go with a harmonious speed. Then the man who is controlling them is also comfortable. If they run differently, it is the duty of the man to control them. Thus, husband and wife are two forces pulling the coach of the family, and the mind is controlling. There should be control. Therefore, try to create a happy situation. Go home and tell your husband, "I adore you. My dear husband, you are the greatest." He will say, "What happened to you?" Or tell your wife how nice she is. "Oh, you are like a goddess." She will say, "Yes, yes." So create a good family and good friends. While walking, analyze your life situation. This life situation came from you—you who changed, you who had a doubt, you who have selfishness, and you who have an ego. There is no one else to blame; first is ourselves, and then others. I went to see the bad things, but I did not find anyone bad. When I searched my heart, there was no one worse than me. Therefore, I should pray and meditate. Then you will be developing.

This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.

The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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