When I was staying in Calcutta, taking classes on the IshaVasya Upanishad, a man came to see me.He said, ‘Swamiji, I hav...

When I was staying in Calcutta, taking classes on the IshaVasya Upanishad, a man came to see me.He said, ‘Swamiji, I have a problem. I don’t sleep well atnight because I live in an area where there are many streetdogs. Every night they start barking, and keep barking till sunrise. I am already a very light sleeper, and I am unableto get any rest because of this noise.’I told him, ‘Go home and try this tonight. When you hearthe barking, just drop the anger, the negative feelin...gs thatrise up in you. Just listen to the barking sound withoutresisting. Tell yourself that the dogs are barking, that’s all.Don’t allow yourself to react to it. The problem is not thebarking, but your resistance to it.’The man went back and tried what I said. After a few dayshe came back to me and reported, ‘Swamiji, I trieddropping my resistance as you said. Instead of thinking, howdare those stupid dogs spoil my sleep, I just relaxed thinking, The dogs are barking. They are spoiling my sleep… The dogs are barking… Some animals are creating some sounds… By the time I came to that sentence, I think I fell asleep.Anyway, I’ve been having excellent sleep all these days.Thank you Swamiji!’ This can happen with you also. Any situation can be dealt with, ifyou know how to drop your negativity, if you know how to dropyour negative reaction to it.But the mind is so eager to repeat familiar patterns of innerchatter. It always looks to typecast things. It all the time comparespast, present and future and gives birth to worry.

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