In your book The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success you talk about relinquishing attachment to symbols as they are transitory and being grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty. How does this law relate to relationships between partners? It is surely a natural instinct to desire closeness to other individuals, but how do we know whether this is based on insecurity and the needs of the ego or whether it is based on the desires of our true selves. Can we create close loving relationships through being grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty and relinquishing our attachment to the known? In other words is it possible to apply the law of detachment to attracting a rightful partner even though we do not have control over others?

I  work in a bank,  have a very loving wife and financially I am okay. I mean to say that despite having these things I never feel happy. I always feel like whatever I am doing   due to obligation. Like since I have the job that is why I work, I got married ,that is why I  love my wife. It is not like I don’t need these things in my life but I never feel like I m attached. Not only for these things, I never feel attached with anything. That is why I never put my effort forth honestly. Like if I want something new to do in office, I start with interest but with first problem in my way, I give up. I never fight hard to get something. In my life I have got everything easily. Now, the problem is I don’t enjoy anything and always feel like dissatisfied and unhappy. What should I do?

How do I identify the difference between a random occurring intuition and a mental thought (that is more of an interpretation)? I have been learning to quiet my mind using various methods, but somehow the static (mental noise – judgments, interpretations) keep coming back from the back door all the time and once I start dwelling on it, the noisy mind takes over. Is there a way to differentiate between true intuitions, creative thoughts and mental noise/static/dwelling on thoughts and judging the world in an unhelpful manner??
Thanks very much for your attention to answer this.

My husband is dying of cancer. I feel anger in my heart toward him due to constantly caring for him and lack of rest. I listen intently to your meditations and find solace. I have much guilt when I feel this way!!! Could you help me calm my heart so I can care for him with peace?

Greetings and a very happy and healthy 2010. I am based in Pune, India and have a question for you.

I would like to know how we define spirituality? Do I need to believe in God to be spiritual. Due to constant struggles I have faced in my life and the loss of my younger brother in a car accident I have lost complete faith in God. I just cannot get myself to pray or have faith in God anymore

Can you please let me know if I can be spiritual in any other way? If I become an atheist or an agnostic will I be less successful in life? Are people who have faith in God and pray regularly more successful than people who do not believe in God?