One should perform even an insignificant task with respect. Sarada Devi More Quotes by Sarada Devi More Quotes From Sarada Devi 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 wife husband world Don't puzzle the mind with too many inquiries. One finds it difficult to put one single thing into practising, but dares invite distraction by filling the mind with too many things. Sarada Devi inquiry distraction mind The grace of God is the thing that is needful. One should pray for the grace of God. Sarada Devi grace should praying 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 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 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 trying philosophy This world is moving around like a wheel. That indeed is the last birth in which one gets completely rid of all desires. Sarada Devi desire world moving Pray to God with tears in your eyes whenever you want illumination or find yourself faced with any doubt or difficulty. The Lord will remove all your impurities, assuage your mental anguish, and give you enlightenment. Sarada Devi illumination eye giving Even Avataras, saints, and sages have to undergo the ordeal of suffering, for they take upon themselves the burden of sins of omission and commission of ordinary human beings and thereby sacrifice themselves for the good of humanity. Sarada Devi omission sacrifice humanity 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 growing desire tree Realization of God cannot be achieved without ecstatic love for Him. Sarada Devi ecstatic-love ecstatic realization He who will pray to God eagerly will see Him. Sarada Devi praying praying-to-god Pray to God and make your heart as pure as the star. Sarada Devi stars praying heart People complain about their griefs and sorrows and how they pray to God but find no relief from pain. But grief itself is a gift from God. It is the symbol of His compassion. Sarada Devi pain grief compassion We suffer as a result of our own actions; it is unfair to blame anybody for it. Sarada Devi blame suffering action I can never refuse anyone who addresses me as Mother. Sarada Devi addresses refuse mother Is faith so cheap, my child? Faith is the last word. If one has faith, the goal is practically reached. Sarada Devi lasts goal children Such is life, here today, gone tomorrow! Nothing goes with one, except one's merit and demerit; good and evil deeds follow one even after death. Sarada Devi merit evil today The conjunction of the day and the night is the most auspicious time for calling on God. The mind remains pure at this time. Sarada Devi calling mind night As clouds are blown away by the wind, the thirst for material pleasures will be driven away by the utterance of the Lord's name. Sarada Devi names clouds wind
