Page 123 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 9

GRACE DIVINE
Because of not following the simple commandments of the Master in our life we find the disturbances to be such as to either temporarily stop or totally give up sadhana as saying that this system is beyond our capacity. This is nothing but the result of not having the required determination. Master states that “We should never be disheartened thinking that our Pooja cannot be carried on regularly on account of inner disturbances which I put down as the ‘barking of dogs'. The dogs will never stop barking even though you give them a good thrashing. Let the dogs bark but the elephant goes on, paying no heed to them. If possible you may better train the dogs so that they may not bark to disturb you in your pooja. But for that you have to adopt proper means to mend their irregular habits. (This is possible by following the simple and plain system of the Master-K.C.N) If you apply physical force to stop their barking, there is danger of their becoming violent and offensive. Therefore it is better to show them that their barking shall not be a disturbance to you. When it comes up to this, their barking will eventually subside. Further, if we had taken care of it earlier, their barking might never have come to effect at all. In short, we have only to train them so that they might, by themselves, come
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