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“One must have reverence for one's Guru. … One's chance of salvation lies in one's reverence for him. Observe how the disciples of the Master revere him. Out of this reverence for him they revere not only all the members of his family, but even the cats from his home-district!”

Sarada Devi

[In the Company of the Holy Mother, 178]

Family , Home , Cats , Chance

“In the course of time one does not feel even the existence of God. After attaining enlightenment one sees that gods and deities are all Maya.”

Sarada Devi

[Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations, 297]

God , Feeling , Time

“One must be patient like the earth. What iniquities are being perpetrated on her! Yet she quietly endures them all. Man, too, should be like that.”

Sarada Devi

[The Message of Holy Mother, 17]

“This world is moving around like a wheel. That indeed is the last birth in which one gets completely rid of all desires.”

Sarada Devi

[Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations, 297]

World , Birth

“The difference between a great soul and an ordinary man is this: the latter weeps while leaving this body, whereas the former laughs. Death seems to him a mere play.”

Sarada Devi

[Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations, 253]

Death , Soul

“The body means the existence of desire, otherwise it would not have existed. It all ends when one no longer has any desires. C84 In the Company of the Holy Mother. By Her Direct Disciples. Calcutta : Advaita Ashrama, 1980”

Sarada Devi

[In the Company of the Holy Mother, 84]

“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.”

Sarada Devi

Women Saints of East and West

“We suffer as a result of our own actions; it is unfair to blame anybody for it.”

Sarada Devi

[Swami Saradeshananda, The Holy Mother's Reminiscences, Vedanta Kesari, 1976-1981]

Suffering

“You can practise pranayama a little, but not much, otherwise the brain will get heated. If the mind becomes calm of itself, what is then the necessity of practising pranayama? The practise of pranayama and asana often brings occult powers, and occult powers lead one astray.”

Sarada Devi

Women Saints of East and West

“Desire may be compared to a minute seed. It is like a big banyan tree growing out of a seed, which is no bigger than a dot.”

Sarada Devi

[Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations, 292]

Tree

“Many take the name of God after receiving blows in life. But he who can offer his mind like a flower at the feet of the Lord right up from childhood is indeed blessed.”

Sarada Devi

Women Saints of East and West

Life , God , Flowers , Childhood

“Even the impossible becomes possible through devotion.”

Sarada Devi

[Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations, 229]

“Why do people argue? Even the wisest of men have not found God through argument! Is God a subject for argument?”

Sarada Devi

[In the Company of the Holy Mother, 200]

Men , God , People

“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.”

Sarada Devi

[Thus Spake the Holy Mother, 72-73]

Suffering

“There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude.”

Sarada Devi

[Holy Mother, Prabuddha Bharatha, 92, Advaita Ashrama, 1969]

“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.”

Sarada Devi
Peace , Heart , Drawing , Sincerity

“To myself, the stateliness of her courtesy and her great open mind are almost as wonderful as her sainthood.”

Sarada Devi

Sister Nivedita
Saying On Sarada Devi

Sister

“Whether you jump into water or are pushed into it, your cloth will get drenched. Is it not so? Meditate every day, as your mind is yet immature. Constant meditation will make the mind one-pointed.”

Sarada Devi

[Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations, 351-352]

Water , Clothes

“It is best therefore to surrender all desires at the feet of God. He will do whatever is best for us. But one may pray for devotion and detachment. These cannot be classed as desires.”

Sarada Devi

[Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations, 349]

God