Disciple: Let them do whatever they like. Please bear with us all. A person cannot be angry so long as he is conscious of himself.
Mother: Right you are, my child. There is no other virtue higher than forbearance. This is a body of flesh and blood. Sometimes I may say something in a fit of anger.
Then the Mother added, saying to herself, "He who warns in time is a true friend. What's the use of saying 'Ah!', when the right time has passed?"
11th December, 1912
The Holy Mother, while in Banaras, used to listen to the reading of the
Kasi Khanda1 One evening, after the reading of the book, she was engaged in conversation with the disciple.
Disciple: Do
all that die in Banaras gain liberation?
Mother: The Scriptures say, "Yes."
Disciple: What is your direct experience? The Master saw that Siva Himself whispers the holy Mantra
(Taraka-Brahma) into the ears of the dead.
Mother: I
don't know about it, my child; I have not seen anything of this kind.
Disciple: I cannot believe unless I hear something from you on this point.
Mother: Well, I shall tell the Master, R -does not want to believe. Please show me something about it."
I referred to the destruction of temples in many places in India during the Mussalman rule and said, "There was so much oppression. What did God do to prevent it?"
Mother: God has infinite patience. People worship Siva by pouring water in jugs over His head day and night. Does it affect Him in the least? Or they worship Him, covering the image with dry clothes. Does it trouble Him at all? God's patience knows no limit.
The following morning the Holy Mother said to Khagen Maharaj, "Yesterday night I lay awake on my bed when I suddenly saw the image of Narayana of the Seth's temple of Brindavan standing by my side. The garland of flowers round the neck of the Deity hung up to the feet. The Master stood with folded
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1 A canto of the Skanda Purana (a Hindu religious scripture), relating specially to Banaras.