Mystic Mantra: Six steps towards family harmony

Without family harmony, one cannot be genuinely happy in life, cannot be successful and cannot live a life that is worth living. This six-point (A, B, C, D, E, F) formula can work wonders for complete family harmony:

1. Acceptance: Accept every family member as they are without any complaint or comparison. Comparison with another soul is neither appropriate nor desirable.
2. Be a child and not a grown up:
   A child is always in an egoless state, is happy without any reason, forgets quarrels and becomes friends in no time.
3. Conflict avoidance: Every family member should try to avoid conflicts, frictions and quarrels.
4. Dil (heart) and not dimaag (mind): Heart is always in a mode of love, but head is full of jealousy, hatred, ego, revenge, etc.
5. Expect less: Expectation is the major cause for anger, irritation, frustration, disappointment and depression.
6. Forget and Forgive: Every member should develop the habit of forgetting past quarrels, seeking forgiveness and forgiving others (irrespective of who was right and who was wrong).

Sadguru Rameshji is a modern age spiritual guru and founder of Poorna Ananda, a centre for spiritual evolution and joyful living. Visit www.poornaananda.org