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Is there a chance of escaping a troubled marriage for the sake of the children?

Synthesized from Source outcome

"Divorcing for the children does not escape a troubled marriage; unless you transform your own mind, you will only recreate the same misery in another relationship. True responsibility lies in changing your way of being, for that is the only way to help your children break the cycle."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, you can’t escape a troubled marriage merely by divorcing for the children. Hell and heaven are inner states; unless you change your own mind, you will recreate the same misery with someone else. Take responsibility, stop blaming, and transform your way of being. Only then can you truly help your children and break the cycle they otherwise inherit.
Don’t run away; change yourself first so your kids learn love instead of repeating the same hurt.
Why this matters practically
- Stops passing your suffering to your children
- Builds responsibility and inner change instead of blame
- Makes any choice—stay or leave—clearer and less reactive
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