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 More Quotes by Sarada Devi More Quotes From Sarada Devi 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 attachmenteyesake The Mother of the universe is the Mother of all. From Her have come out both good and evil. Sarada Devi good-and-evilevilmother As long as a man has desires there is no end to his transmigration. It is the desires alone that make him take one body after another. There will be rebirth for a man if he has even the desire to eat a piece of candy. Sarada Devi desiremenlong The world is going on because not all can be free of desires. People with desires are born again and again. Sarada Devi desirepeopleworld In one word, one should desire of God desirelessness. For desire alone is at the root of all suffering. It is the cause of repeated births and deaths. It is the obstacle in the way of liberation. Sarada Devi sufferingrootsdesire One should perform even an insignificant task with respect. Sarada Devi tasksshouldhonor The whole world is a dream; even this (the waking state) is a dream ... What you dreamt last night does not exist now. Sarada Devi dreamdoenight 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 minddoetwo 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 realreadingbook 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 mentwolong My child, I bless you from my heart that you live long, attain devotion, and enjoy peace. Peace is the principal thing. One needs peace alone. Sarada Devi heartlongchildren 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 ecstatic-lovegracepraying A person may have no relatives anywhere, but Mahamaya may make him keep a cat and thus make him worldly. This is how She plays! Sarada Devi catplaymay Ordinary human love results in misery. Love for God brings blessedness. Sarada Devi miserygod-loveordinary He who thinks always of the Lord, which way can evil come to him? Sarada Devi evilwaythinking However strong or beautiful this body may be, its culmination is in those three pounds of ashes. And still people are so attached to it. Glory be to God. Sarada Devi strongbeautifulpeople 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 sorrowgriefjoy Why do people argue? Even the wisest of men have not found God through argument! Is God a subject for argument? Sarada Devi arguingmenpeople 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 enlightenmentdeitiesdoe 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 karmadoubtpast
