{"id":12210,"date":"2025-08-30T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestforming.de\/blog\/elf-jahre-ehe-und-die-sieben-leben\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T07:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T06:42:58","slug":"elf-jahre-ehe-und-die-sieben-leben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestforming.de\/en\/blog\/elf-jahre-ehe-und-die-sieben-leben\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleven years of marriage \u2013 and the seven lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A special wedding anniversary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today my wife and I are celebrating our eleventh wedding anniversary. Eleven years of marriage that look back on a relationship lasting a total of 19 years. A shared journey full of highs and lows, full of everyday life and the extraordinary \u2013 and with a love that carries us both.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The message from my friend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of this day, an Indian friend wrote me a message that touched me and at the same time made me curious. He congratulated us on our marriage and added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn India, it is said that marriage is not only meant for one life, but for seven births. That means you will be together for the next six lives as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At first, I was surprised. Seven lives? I wondered whether this was just a poetic exaggeration or if there was a deeper spiritual meaning behind it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The seven lives \u2013 symbol of infinite love<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My friend explained to me that in India, and especially in Hinduism, marriage is understood as a karmic bond. Two souls, closely connected by love and shared destiny, are meant to find each other not only in this life, but again and again \u2013 over seven lives.<\/p>\n<p>The number seven is no coincidence. It has a deep symbolic meaning in Indian culture: it stands for completeness and for sacred rituals, such as the seven steps (Saptapadi) around the fire during the wedding ceremony. According to Hindu tradition, those who take these steps together are connected for at least seven lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moksha \u2013 the goal beyond rebirths<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But at the core of Hinduism is not only the idea of eternal return, but also a way out: Moksha.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moksha means the final liberation of the soul (Atman) from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (Samsara).<\/li>\n<li>It is the return to unity with the Divine, the state of complete peace and freedom from all suffering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For many Western readers, this concept is best understood when compared to the Nirvana of Buddhism. Both terms \u2013 Moksha and Nirvana \u2013 describe the liberation from the endless cycle of existence and the attainment of a reality beyond all limitations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What this means for us today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Against this background, my friend&#8217;s message takes on a new depth. The talk of \u201cseven lives\u201d is not to be understood literally, but as an image for the constancy of a love that endures all boundaries \u2013 even those of death. It carries through many existences, right up to the threshold of final liberation.<\/p>\n<p>On our eleventh wedding anniversary, this perspective touches me especially. Our love is rooted in everyday life \u2013 with routines, responsibility, and small habits. But perhaps that is its greatest miracle: that something so ordinary can unfold a depth that could reach far beyond a single lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, whether it is seven lives or countless ones does not matter. What counts is the experience in the here and now: eleven years of marriage, 19 years of love. 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