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Ordinary human love results in misery. Love for God brings blessedness.

Sarada Devi

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Sarada Devi
Age: 66 †
Born: 1853
Born: December 22
Died: 1920
Died: July 20
Biographer
Philosopher
Śāradā Devī
Blessedness
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Misery
Ordinary
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Human
Humans
Love

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God cannot be realized without love. Yes, sincere love.
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Why do people argue? Even the wisest of men have not found God through argument! Is God a subject for argument?
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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.
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This world is moving around like a wheel. That indeed is the last birth in which one gets completely rid of all desires.
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He who will pray to God eagerly will see Him.
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The whole world is a dream even this (the waking state) is a dream ... What you dreamt last night does not exist now.
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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.
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Realization of God cannot be achieved without ecstatic love for Him.
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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.
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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.
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The conjunction of the day and the night is the most auspicious time for calling on God. The mind remains pure at this time.
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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.
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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.
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One must be patient like the earth. What iniquities are being perpetuated on her! Yet she quietly endures them all.
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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.
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Certainly you will have doubts. There will be questionings and faith will return again. That is how faith is established.
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He who thinks always of the Lord, which way can evil come to him?
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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.
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Is faith so cheap, my child? Faith is the last word. If one has faith, the goal is practically reached.
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