“He who thinks always of the Lord, which way can evil come to him?”

— Sarada Devi

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

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Hindu religious figure, spiritual consort of Ramakrishna 1853–1920

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