Maya is paradoxical; Truth is not paradoxical. Parvati asked Shiva, “Lord, do you think anyone can live without relationships, therefore without maya?” He said, “Look, Parvati, maya is not to be shunned if you are in tune with her. If you are in rhythm, flowing in tune with each other, that is perfectly all right. If you fight with the current of the river, you will drown. You cannot conquer the river either. You have to swim in such a way that you and the water are enjoying each other.” This is the meaning of Radha-Krishna, of those who bore the wounds of Christ—Oneness.
      Whatever makes you noble, whatever expands your consciousness, is religion. According to your temperament, according to your free choice, you choose from traditional, liberal, modern or ancient, whatever makes you truthful, joyful, giving and righteous. Your true Self dictates, not your ego or selfishness, because that will degrade you. Whatever your inner voice, your Spirit and your conscience tell you, follow that. There is a saying in India: “You may be born in the church; don’t die in the church.” Relationships exist as very temporary phenomena. They are to be sustained but they are not eternal. You cannot put relationships above your God, your Divine, your Truth, your Light, your true identity. Everyone is busy trying to find their identity but they are trying to find it in someone else or something else. It is your true identity that you are trying to find. Your true Self is your Purusha, your Spirit, your Truth, the Reality on which you play the rhythmic dance of maya. If you are firm in your footsteps, then everything around you dances perfectly.
      Your whole life has to be homogeneous, a totality. A partial view of life will never be satisfying. It is not the relationships that are wrong but that partial view of life. If you want to live consciously and awakened, if you want to live in your true nature, then avoid falsehood and any acts without merit. Let life flow around you and through you. Don’t grab it. Leave your hands open. That is the way you will come in tune and begin to truly dance.