Practice meditation, and your mind will be so calm and fixed that you will find it hard to keep away from meditation.
– Sarada Devi

The mind is no better than a wild elephant. It runs with the wind. Therefore, one should always discriminate and strive hard for the realization of God.
– Sarada Devi.

The aim of life is to realize God and remain immersed in contemplation of Him. God alone is real and everything else is false.
– Sarada Devi.

Sri Ramakrishna left me behind to manifest the Motherhood of God to the world.
– Sarada Devi.

One has to suffer the consequences of one’s deeds. But by repeating the Name of God, you can lessen its intensity. If you were destined to have a wound as wide as a ploughshare, you will get a pinprick at least.
– Sarada Devi.

Without renouncing ‘lust and greed,’ one does not succeed. It is only by renunciation that ignorance is dispelled. When the rays of the sun fall on a lens, many objects burn. On the other hand, if you take the lens inside a room where there is no sunlight, nothing is burned – you have to come out of the room to use the lens.
– Sri Ramakrishna.

If you surrender to the Lord and call on Him with a heart full of yearning, He is bound to listen and take care of everything for you.
– Sri Ramakrishna.

When a flower blossoms in a distant forest, swarms of bees reach there humming and searching. One does not have to go to invite them and bring them here.
– Sri Ramakrishna

Truth manifests itself by its own light, like the sun. So, it does not depend on the acceptance of others.
– Sri M.

“One should always keep the company of sadhus. The society of sadhus is a great protection. It saves one from many worldly troubles. For this reason, the devotees should visit the (Belur) Math daily.”
– Sri M.