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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.

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
Tree, Desire, Growing
Sarada Devi (1984). “The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi”

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.

Sarada Devi
Men, Two, Long
Sarada Devi (1984). “The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi”

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

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

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.

Sarada Devi
Karma, Past, Doubt
"Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations" by Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, (p. 361), 2004.

If one calls upon Him repeatedly, He becomes compassionate; and so a devoted attachment comes into being. This love for love's sake should be hidden from all eyes.

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

He who will pray to God eagerly will see Him.

Sarada Devi
Praying, Praying To God
Sarada Devi (1984). “The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi”

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
Enlightenment, Deities, Doe
"Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations" by Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, (p. 297), 2004.

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?

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

What else does one obtain by realization of God? Does one grow two horns? No, the mind becomes pure, and through a pure mind one attains knowledge and awakening.

Sarada Devi
Two, Mind, Doe
"Women Saints Of East And West: Sri Sarada Devi (The Holy Mother) Birth Centenary Memorial", RamaKrishna Vedanta Centre, (p. 119), 1955.

Does one get faith by mere studying of books? Too much reading creates confusion. The Master used to say that one should learn from the scriptures that God alone is real and the world illusory.

Sarada Devi
Real, Book, Reading
"Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations" by Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, (p. 348), 2004.

He who has really prayed to the Master, even once, has nothing to fear. By, praying to him constantly one gets ecstatic love (Prema Bhakti) through his grace.

Sarada Devi
Grace, Ecstatic Love, Praying
"Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations". Book by Swami Nikhilananda (p. 363), August 31, 2004.

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