Jagannath Vedalankar's Correspondence with The Mother

20 March 1947

Divine Mother,

Since riots and disturbances have begun in the Punjab, my waking consciousness has been lowered down and sunk into the mire of attachment for my relatives who are suffering in their native place. When my mind is at rest, various thoughts come to it over and over again: “Oh, they have fallen on evil days!” “What would be their condition?” etc. etc.

How should I deal with these obsessing thoughts? How to overcome this strong attachment which I thought I had got rid of, but which has surprisingly attacked me and shaken my pride to its foundations?

Always circumstances come to reveal the hidden weaknesses that have to be overcome.

My love and blessings

20 March 1947