Sarada Devi quotes - page 3

Don't be afraid. Human birth is full of suffering and one has to endure everything patiently, taking the Name of God. None, not even God in human form can escape the sufferings of the body and mind. (Sarada Devi)
Do you notice this human body? Today it is and tomorrow it is not. And the world is full of misery and pain. Why should one be eager to have another birth? The body is never free from its attendant troubles. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you do not pray to God, what is that to Him? It is only your misfortune. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Let me tell you one thing. There is great complexity in this creation. The Master does one thing through one man and another thing through another person. Oh, it is so inscrutable! View quote
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When someone speaks from the heart, one should listen to them. View quote
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You should work, no doubt. Work saves the mind from going astray. But prayer and meditation also are necessary. You must sit for meditation at least once in the morning and once in the evening. That will be like the helm of a boat. When one sits in meditation in the evening, there is self-examination in respect of the work done in the course of the day. View quote
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The goal of life is to realize God and to be always immersed in thought in Him. (Sarada Devi)
Does it matter in the least to God whether you believe or not? Even the sage Suka Deva was to Him like a big ant at the most. Infinite is He. How much can you understand of Him? View quote
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Each has to get the results of the actions he earned for this life. A pin at least must prick where a wound from a sword was due. View quote
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The mind is everything. It is in the mind alone that one feels pure and impure. A man, first of all, must make his own mind guilty and then alone can he see another man's guilt. View quote
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An unmarried person is half free whether he prays to God or not. He will advance towards Him with rapid strides when he feel a little drawn towards Him. View quote
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Practise meditation, and by and by your mind will be so calm and fixed that you will find it hard to keep away from meditation. View quote
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One who makes a habit of prayer will easily overcome all difficulties and remain calm and unruffled in the midst of the trials of life. View quote
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First offer to God whatever you eat. One must not eat unoffered food. As your food is, so will be your blood. From pure food you get pure blood, pure mind, and strength. Pure mind begets ecstatic love. View quote
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The mantra purifies the body. Man becomes pure by repeating the name of God. So repeat His name always. View quote
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Everything depends on the mind. Nothing can be achieved without purity of mind. It is said, "The aspirant may have received the grace of the guru, the Lord and the Vaishnavas; but he comes to grief without the grace of 'one' ". That 'one' is the mind. The mind of the aspirant should be gracious to him. View quote
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When God first created man, He endowed him with the spirit of goodness. As a result, men were born with wisdom .... they took the Name of God and .... were liberated from the bonds of life. God thought, 'This will not do.... In the end..... He mingled in profuse quantities of the spirit of materialism and that of vanity. Now the game of life went on with a swing! (Sarada Devi)
The world is the Lord's. He created it for His own play. We are mere pawns in His game. Wherever He keeps us and in whatever way He does so, we have to abide by it contentedly. View quote
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God is one's very own. It is the eternal relationship. He is everyone's own. One realizes Him in proportion to the intensity of one's feeling for Him. View quote
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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! View quote
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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. View quote
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