"Unless you know who you are, you cannot accept yourself. Unless you accept yourself, you cannot love yourself. Unless you love yourself, you cannot love the other. When you love the other, there is a relationship. And life is relationship." - Sri Bhagavan Relationship is the essential aspect of life. The quality of our lives is closely related to the quality of our relationships with our parents, partner, children, colleagues, and friends. The joy we experience, our achievements, our spiritual development, and our connection with the Divine, all depend on our relationships. The way we treat others actually reflects the way we treat ourselves. We can't establish good relationships with others unless we have a good relationship with ourselves. We can't feel comfortable with others unless we feel comfortable with ourselves. The key to improving our relationship with ourselves is to accept every aspect of who we are. Inside every one of us, there is fear, anxiety, guilt, jealousy, grief, and anger. These emotions make us unconsciously hurt others, and they also alienate us from each other. We want to change our dark, negative nature and become more positive. However, this can only cause conflict within us, making us unhappy and filled with pain. Sri Bhagavan teaches that when we accept ourselves, and see and experience the pain inside us, our conflicts will dissolve and we will feel comfortable with ourselves. After accepting ourselves, our relationships will become harmonious, and we will be able to restore our connections with animals, plants, Mother Earth, and the Divine.