Once Basudevananda and other monks were making a lot of noise downstairs. Golap-ma became upset and said to Holy Mother: “What is this? You have no control over these boys. The Master would discipline his disciples. No one could misbehave even slightly."
The Mother replied: "What can I do? I don't see any fault in others, so how can I discipline them? Moreover, I am their Mother. How can I punish them? I receive them and clean away their dirt and impurities. They are all the Master's children. Is it so easy to punish them? He has his own way of making everything right. His overwhelming love will set them straight. Our Master was the embodiment of love. There was no harshness or rudeness in him. When people say, 'Well, God will give the result of that person's karma,' I then pray to the Master, 'Master, do good to both the ignorant and the intelligent.'
I tell the boys: 'Don't harbour ill-feeling for others. Don't pray to God to take action against others. Rather, pray for the welfare of the oppressor.' God's judgement is well-balanced and there is not the slightest mistake in it. There is no end to His mercy."
- ‘Sri Sarada Devi and Her Divine Play’ by Swami Chetanananda, P587
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