Sarada Devi Quotes

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• I tell you one thing. If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather learn to see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child; this whole world is your own.

  Sarada Devi

  Spiritual, Children, Mind

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• Let me tell you how to love all equally. Do not demand anything of those you love. If you make demands, some will give you more and some less. In that case you will love more those who give you more and less those who give you less. Thus your love will not be the same for all. You will not be able to love all impartially.

  Sarada Devi

  Love, Wisdom, Giving

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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.

  Sarada Devi

  Mind, World, Enjoy

  Sarada Devi (1984). “The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi”

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• I am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Never fear. Whenever you are in distress, say to yourself, ‘I have a mother.

  Sarada Devi

  Mother, Wicked, Never Fear

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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.

  Sarada Devi

  Son, Bridges, Water

  "Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations" by Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, (p. 370), 2004.

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• 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

  Names, Mind, Suffering

  "Thus Spake the Holy Mother" by Sarada Devi, (pp. 72-73), 1985.

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• Even the impossible becomes possible through devotion.

  Sarada Devi

  Impossible Becomes Possible, Impossible, Devotion

  Sarada Devi (1984). “The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi”

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• God cannot be realized without love. Yes, sincere love.

  Sarada Devi

  Sincere, Sincere Love, Without Love

  "A Short Life of Holy Mother" by Swami Pavitrananda, (p. 88), 2010.

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• One should not hurt others even by words. One must not speak an unpleasant truth unnecessarily.

  Sarada Devi

  Hurt, Compassion, Speak

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• There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude.

  Sarada Devi

  Contentment, Treasure, Fortitude

  "Holy Mother". "Prabuddha Bharatha" Journal, 1969.

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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.

  Sarada Devi

  Opportunity, Suffering, Earth

  Sarada Devi (1984). “The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi”

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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.

  Sarada Devi

  Sorrow, Surrender, Lord

  "The Holy Mother's Reminiscences". "Vedanta Kesari" Magazine,

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• When one realizes God, He grants knowledge and illumination from within; one knows it oneself. In the fullness of one's spiritual realization one will find that He who resides in one's heart, resides in the hearts of others as well - the oppressed, the persecuted, the untouchable, and the outcast.

  Sarada Devi

  God, Spiritual, Heart

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• One must be patient like the earth. What iniquities are being perpetuated on her! Yet she quietly endures them all.

  Sarada Devi

  Earth, Patient, Endure

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

  Sarada Devi

  Suffering, Action, Blame

  "The Holy Mother's Reminiscences". "Vedanta Kesari" Magazine,

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• As you smell the fragrance of a flower by handing it or the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against a stone, so you obtain spiritual awakening by constantly thinking of God.

  Sarada Devi

  Spiritual, Flower, Thinking

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• Certainly you will have doubts. There will be questionings and faith will return again. That is how faith is established.

  Sarada Devi

  Doubt, Return, Questioning

  Sarada Devi (1963). “At Holy Mother's Feet: Teachings of Shri Sarada Devi”

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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.

  Sarada Devi

  Grief, Heart, Giving

  "Thus Spake the Holy Mother". Book by Sarada Devi, 1985.

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• My son, forbearance is a great virtue; there's no other like it.

  Sarada Devi

  Son, Virtue, My Son

  Sarada Devi (1963). “At Holy Mother's Feet: Teachings of Shri Sarada Devi”

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• 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

  Men, Play, Differences

  Sarada Devi (1984). “The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi”

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• One should perform even an insignificant task with respect.

  Sarada Devi

  Honor, Tasks, Should

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• One suffers as a result of one's own actions. So, instead of blaming others for such sufferings, one should pray to the Lord and depending entirely on His grace, try to bear them patiently and with forbearance under all circumstances.

  Sarada Devi

  Grace, Suffering, Trying

  "Reminiscences of Holy Mother Sarada Devi" by Swami Chetanananda,

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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.

  Sarada Devi

  Husband, Wife, World

  Sarada Devi (1984). “The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi”

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• What an illusion Mahamaya has conjured up! Here is this infinite world, and what one claims as his possession will be left behind at death. Still men cannot understand this simple truth.

  Sarada Devi

  Simple, Men, World

  "Holy Mother" by Swami Nikhilananda, (p. 121), 1982.

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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.

  Sarada Devi

  Giving Up, Philosophy, Trying

  "Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations" by Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, (pp. 188-189), 2004.

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