Q&A-16: Can my relations with my family also be spiritualized?

Yes, Love your friends and relatives through God.

Here is an example. On the surface of the ocean there are waves and bubbles. The bubbles come together and get attached to each and love each other. Sometimes, one or two burst also. Now, we are our friends are like bubbles. We come together and love each other. God is like the ocean and forms the substratum and basis of our existence. So, first we must get in touch with God - the ocean, and through Him, relate ourselves to others since we are all His parts.

- Swami Brahmeshananda, "Spiritualizing Everyday Actions",

Vedanta Kesari, November 2005.

Grateful thanks to Vedanta Kesari.