Over the last 100 years, many very interesting and inspiring books have been written on spirituality, the way towards a higher life. And the best thing is that these books have been written by authors from various schools of thought and hence provide a very rich gamut of experience for the readers. However, there is one aspect of many of these writings that is quite funny! I am referring to the advice given to householders by many monks. The standard statement of this advice is : a married couple should live like brother-sister after giving birth to one or two children. As Ramakrishna says, it is definitely true that in order to make serious spiritual growth, it is indispensable to win over the constant hankering for 'lust and gold'. But does this mean that we start treating our spouse as our sibling? God forbid!
