According to the text, why are worldly relationships like family considered unreliable for achieving spiritual goals compared to the Guru?

📖 Chapter 45

According to Chapter 45, worldly relationships are unreliable for spiritual progress because they are often based on self-interest and cannot provide ultimate support. The text explains that while a mother and father show affection, a son will be focused on his potential inheritance, and a wife will cry for her own potential widowhood. It states that no one, whether it be in-laws, sons-in-law, or a wife, can be a true companion in the spiritual goal. In contrast, the Guru is identified as the true Brahman, the eternal reality. Therefore, the text advises that a seeker should give up hope in others and focus their devotion singularly on the Guru to achieve their spiritual aim.


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