If something is bothering you about his or her behavior, you can change your focus rather than get upset. Doing this requires commitment and inner discipline.

To face the god of opinion, the god of "what will the neighbors think?" takes great courage. But if you can't approach life honestly then there are areas within you that aren't quite right. There are areas that need to be looked at. They may be physical, emotional, or mental areas. These are the levels of karma. It's not easy to keep them all clear and honest and open, but that's the goal.

If you want to clear up relationships, try honoring the other person. Try respecting them. Try seeing them as part of the Spirit around you.

As you keep yourself in the Light and you commit yourself to your own spiritual growth, you will find that you will become more ethical in your relationship with yourself and with others. You will become ethical in your relationships regardless of what anyone does.

Let your spouse, your boss, your employees, your family - everyone - gain their own experiences. Your experiences are necessary for your growth. Their experiences are necessary for their growth. You can tell them what worked for you, but if they do not follow that, do not berate them. Let them do it their way because they will anyway; just recognize that they have that right.

When you reach into a higher consciousness, you come to the realization that we are all one Spirit in many different manifestations. If you strike against anyone, you strike against yourself, and that action returns to you. If you curse someone, that curse returns to you. It may be this lifetime or it may be a future lifetime, but it returns.

Some people get married and spend the rest of their lives wondering why they did that. Forget it. You're never going to figure out that one. If you must waste your time, try to figure out who God is. When you figure that out, you'll know why you married.

One of the ways we know we are functioning practically in perfect relationship is that we are relaxed, and we are patient.

With love, all things are known. That includes successful and happy relationships in marriage, in work, in finances, in service, in God.

Q: What is the spiritual significance of marriage or relationships? John-Roger: My suggestion is that all relationships be conducted with as much loving as possible. Also, people have karma to clear, and they often do it through being in relationships of various kinds. In addition, when a person gets married, the person takes on some of the karma of their spouse.