The social phenomenon of marriage separates civilized humans from other creatures of God. It is so central to the human experience that even social revolutionaries fight to retain this form of recognition. Some States in America allow homosexuals to marry.
Physical union is integrated in to marriage, but western civilizations have broken links of exclusivity in this respect. This trend is perhaps the highest cost that modern India has paid in a frenzied bid to keep up with the west. Many young Indians of today live together out of wedlock. It is a monumental tragedy that some of them have iconic powers.
It would be misleading to blame a new generation alone for the decay in our social values. Traditionalists who promote and practice dowry, child marriage, and other forms of abuse, are equally guilty.
It appears that the sacred institution of marriage is as much under attack in India as elsewhere in the world.
What should we do?
Two Bodies Merge in to a Single Spirit
Find your life partner. Take this oath in the presence of the Living Guru after Ardas. You are married for eternity. Your soul has merged with another. Nothing else is required. No one can challenge you. There is no other bliss you can know.
Remember that the Living Guru must be witness to the ceremony. Your dress, behavior, food, and drink, must be appropriate for this Almighty presence.
Consider also that the laws which allow two bodies to separate or divorce are made by mortals. A united spirit cannot be divided in the Court of the Living Guru.
Finally, accept that you may sever a limb or remove some organ from a body, but the Spirit is indivisible. The marriage of this life only rejoins two bodies that have come together earlier. Even death cannot break the bond of marriage.
This is the lesson of Mother Ujjal and Dr. Jeevan Singh.
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