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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.
Sarada Devi
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Sarada Devi
Age: 66 †
Born: 1853
Born: December 22
Died: 1920
Died: July 20
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Śāradā Devī
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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.
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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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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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One must be patient like the earth. What iniquities are being perpetuated on her! Yet she quietly endures them all.
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Ordinary human love results in misery. Love for God brings blessedness.
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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.
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He who thinks always of the Lord, which way can evil come to 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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