In a traditional western wedding ceremony the bride and groom vow to
• love,
• cherish and
• respect each other
#1 in good times and in bad times,
#2 in sickness and in health,
#3 in lack and in plenty
#4 till death do they part.
Most folks wouldn’t recognized Real love however,
even if it was humping their leg!
When most people think of love they think of:
• sentimentality,
• lust, and
• affection.
Now, there’s nothing wrong with these things, and
in fact you can’t have a healthy marriage without them, but
{and this is important}
you need much MORE.
Like what?
Like MUTUAL:
• trust,
• respect,
• commitment,
• the habit of giving the benefit of the doubt,
• love,
• compassion, and
• down right adoration…
in a word devotion.
For a marriage to work, for
a marriage to thrive, it’s
partners must be much more than
merely sexual roommates, or
good friends who get to hug naked.
If a marriage is to stand a chance it
must NOT be based on:
• desperation,
• convenience or
• settling.
We must NOT get married just because we
feel “it’s time to get married” and
then run out and find us a willing victim!
We must have the courage and the spiritual tools to
open wide our mind’s doors of perception and see,
{really see}
who this person is that we’re dating.
Yes, it’s good to be aware of our emotions
{as evanescent though they may be} but
we also must be aware of our compatibility with
our partner…
in all their facets, be it:
• sexual,
• emotional,
• physical,
• intellectual and
• spiritual.
Just because tab “A” fits nicely into slot “B” does
NOT mean we’re “Meant to be.”
Men, this might come as a shock, but
do not make love to anyone who annoys you, no
matter how horny they may be!
And women… need I say any more?
Come, let us acquire the spiritual tools that
will give us the ability to
sculpt our karma and empower our perception so
we can manifest the marriage that we were born to savor.
May you and yours be
happy and healthy!
Om Mani Padme Hum,
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