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then what is the point of reducing attachment and despising
it? Why need non-attachment for staying in this world?

Ans. That means if you are staying in this world, keep your
attachment intact. Then, if you receive a setback, will you sit
aside and start weeping? Does this situation appeal to you?
Instead, if you had reduced your attachment earlier,
understood that this material world is not at all worthy of

your trust, there is a very small possibility that things are
going to work in your favour, even your near and dear ones
may betray you – then such setbacks wouldn’t bother and
deject you. Because these were not worth your trust in the
first place.

If one day, my mother ill-treats and tortures the same
daughter-in-law whom she had selected and brought into
this house with great pomp and show, if suddenly my mother
or brother creates unfavourable circumstances for me or my
wife, I have to make myself understand that everything works

according to Punya. No one in this world is worth trusting.
There is absolutely nothing to be shocked about. “Do not get
angry with your mother or brother and teach yourself and
your wife to adjust to the situation”. Thus, being non-attached
to worldly affairs is sure to bring peace in life.

How to treat your wife who troubles your mother?

If you are detached from worldly ties, then you will not be
blinded by your love for your wife. You will not support her
if she disrespects or mistreats your parents. Instead you should
tell her –

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