In English
Seeing its ferocious stature and its reaction upon seeing a stranger, some people will run away then and there. But those who come to meet its master remain wherever they are and call him loudly. Then the master looks at the visitor from above. Recognising him to be his friend, he comes down and takes the visitor into the house, along with him. When the stranger walks into the house along with its master, the dog calms down and remains silent. Similarly, in the (Mansion of liberation), (mansion of devotion) and (mansion of bliss), the dog of stands at the main entrance. When the visitor is not a friend or just one who is simply moving here and there without any appointment with its master, namely, God, then it catches him by pouncing upon him. Terrified at its reaction, some people leave the place immediately. But the one with a firm determination and a strong will to meet the master stays there unperturbed and calls the master. He gets into the house, walking side-by-side with the master. A person who has surrendered himself () and who has a firm resolve to meet his friend, i.e., God, walks with Him and gets into the Mansion of peace (). That is why exhorted thus: “My dear! You are attached to sense objects. You are engrossed in ever so many activities in this objective world. Thereby, you are confused and unable to concentrate. Resort to (the yoga of practice). Then only you will get concentration; you will take refuge in Me. Contemplate on Me with love and faith. Whatever activity you are undertaking, think of Me. ‘I am engaged in the battlefield; is it not a worldly and mundane goal?’ Do not think on these lines: ' '. Even while engaged in the war, think of Me. This is not a battle against an external enemy. Think that you are fighting with your own internal enemies of your bad thoughts and bad intentions. Think of Me always and at all times. This is not a war with enemies outside. It is a fight against your own inner senses. You must conquer them.” also exhorted the mighty similarly, in so many ways.