It is your mental consent, remember, that constitutes your
diet. Suppose you witness an accident or an act of injustice let us say
— instead of reacting with pity or indignation, refuse to accept the
appearance at its face value; do anything that you can to right
matters, give it the right thought, and let it go at that. You will still be
on the diet.
Of course, it will be very helpful if you can take steps to avoid meeting
during this week anyone who seems particularly likely to arouse the
devil in you. People who get on your nerves, or rub you up the wrong
way, or bore you, are better avoided while you are on the diet; but if it
is not possible to avoid them, then you must take a little extra
discipline — that is all.
Suppose that you have a particularly trying ordeal before you next
week. Well, if you have enough spiritual understanding you will know
how to meet that in the spiritual' way; but, for our present purpose, I
think I would wait and start the diet as soon as the ordeal is over. As I
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