Why should we continuously practice sadhana and what will we gain? Bhagawan reminds us today by quoting two memorable examples for us.

To purify the heart, one must practise shama, dhama (self-restraint of mind and the senses) and other sadhanas which can control the senses of perception and action. These may seem difficult in the early stages but any work that is worth doing has that drawback.  Take riding a bicycle, for example. You will have to go through many falls and scrapes and lose many square inches of skin before you learn to balance and pedal on an even line. But once you have mastered the art, you can ride safely without holding on to the handlebar.  It is the same for a person learning to drive a car. At first, when you keep your foot on or lift it from the clutch, you cannot hold the steering wheel; when you hold the wheel and when you manage both, you forget the brake. When you attend to all three, you do not watch out for pedestrians who run across.  But when you have mastered the art, you are aware of the ups and downs, the stops and lights, and the roads quite spontaneously and you can drive safe and fast conversing with the persons sitting to your left and on the back seat, and even singing a song to win their acclaim.