Spiritual Conversations with Our Children
As we start down the spiritual path and start to experience calm and peace within ourselves, often our thoughts rush forward to “how can I explain this to others?” and “wouldn’t it be great if my children could also understand, experience, and live their lives in a “spiritual manner?” Seek Not to Disturb Others At one level, the answer to these questions, as summarized in some Bhagawad Gita verses, is that our primary focus needs to be on our own spiritual growth. na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅginām joṣhayet sarva-karmāṇi vidvān yuktaḥ samācharan The wise should not create discord in the intellects of ignorant people, who are attached to fruitive actions, by inducing them to stop work. Rather, by performing their duties in an enlightened manner, they should inspire the ignorant also to do their prescribed duties. (BG 3.26) prakṛiter guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasu tān akṛitsna-vido mandān kṛitsna-vin na vichālayet Those who are deluded by the operation of the guṇas bec