Sarada Devi Quotes
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God cannot be realized without love. Yes, sincere love.
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You see, my son, it is not a fact that you will never face dangers. Difficulties always come, but they do not last forever. You will see that they pass away like water under a bridge.
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There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude.
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Give up this dry discussion, this hodge-podge of philosophy. Who has been able to know God by reasoning? Even sages like Suka and Vyasa are at best like big ants trying to carry away a few grains of sugar from a large hea.
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Everything, husband, wife, or even the body, is only illusory. These are all shackles of illusion. Unless you can free yourself from these bondages, you will never be able to go to the other shore of the world.
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The world is going on because not all can be free of desires. People with desires are born again and again.
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As clouds are blown away by the wind, the thirst for material pleasures will be driven away by the utterance of the Lord's name.
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The conjunction of the day and the night is the most auspicious time for calling on God. The mind remains pure at this time.
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One should perform even an insignificant task with respect.
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This world is moving around like a wheel. That indeed is the last birth in which one gets completely rid of all desires.
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Such is life, here today, gone tomorrow! Nothing goes with one, except one's merit and demerit; good and evil deeds follow one even after death.
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Rebirth is inevitable so long as one has desires. It is like taking the soul from one pillow-case and putting it into another. Only one or two out of many men can be found who are free from all desires.
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No doubt, God alone has become all these objects, animate and inanimate, but in the relative world all beings act and suffer according to their past Karma and innate tendencies.
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No one can suffer for all time. No one will spend all his days on this earth in suffering. Every action brings its own result, and one gets one's opportunities accordingly.
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A person may have no relatives anywhere, but Mahamaya may make him keep a cat and thus make him worldly. This is how She plays!
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The happiness of the world is transitory. The less you become attached to the world, the more you enjoy peace of mind.
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He who thinks always of the Lord, which way can evil come to him?
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We have to surrender ourselves completely to the Lord with faith and devotion in Him, serve others to the best of our capacity, and never be a source of sorrow to anybody.
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The creation itself is full of griefs. How can one understand joy if there is no sorrow? And how can everyone be happy at the same time?
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I can never refuse anyone who addresses me as Mother.
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Why do people argue? Even the wisest of men have not found God through argument! Is God a subject for argument?
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My child, I bless you from my heart that you live long, attain devotion, and enjoy peace. Peace is the principal thing. One needs peace alone.
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I tell you one thing - if you want peace of mind, don not fault with others.
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He who will pray to God eagerly will see Him.
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Don't puzzle the mind with too many inquiries. One finds it difficult to put one single thing into practising, but dares invite distraction by filling the mind with too many things.
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Even Avataras, saints, and sages have to undergo the ordeal of suffering, for they take upon themselves the burden of sins of omission and commission of ordinary human beings and thereby sacrifice themselves for the good of humanity.
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Realization of God cannot be achieved without ecstatic love for Him.
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My son, forbearance is a great virtue; there's no other like it.
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Open your grief-stricken heart to the Lord. Weep and sincerely pray, 'O Lord, draw me towards You; give me peace of mind.' By doing so constantly you, will gradually attain peace of mind.
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People complain about their griefs and sorrows and how they pray to God but find no relief from pain. But grief itself is a gift from God. It is the symbol of His compassion.
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