Sri Sarada Devi

"Wherever there is attachment, there is fear. Detachment brings freedom."

"The great secret is not to kill the ego, but to transcend it."

"Service to man is service to God. See God in every face."

"As the flower gives its fragrance to even the hand that crushes it, so too must you return love for hatred."

"What is the world but a gymnasium for the development of the soul?"

"The moment you have faith, you are free."

"Do not seek for illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond."

"The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence. Yet you pass them by every day."

"Love is the first of all religions, and he who has it will easily acquire the others."

"The breeze of His grace is always blowing; you need only spread your sail."

"Even the greatest sinner is pure, if only he believes."

"The moment the flower opens, the garden is finished. Until then, there is still hope."

"All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything."

"Desire is the root cause of all sorrow. When desire ends, sorrow ceases."

"The thief of your light is your own shadow."

"Children are flowers. They need tender care to bloom into their fullest potential."

"Truth alone triumphs, never falsehood. Truth is the very substance of the universe."

"The greatest religion is to love all beings without distinction."

"When you serve humanity with selflessness, you serve God himself."

"Knowledge without character is like a moon without light."

"Fear is the only prison. Love is the only freedom."

"The moment you lose faith, you have lost everything."

"Patience is the ornament of the brave."

"Life is a school, and we are all students learning our lessons."

"The gift of a pure heart is worth more than all the treasures in the world."

"Where there is love, there is no fear. Where there is fear, there is no love."

"The body may be sick, but the spirit can be eternally healthy."

"Mountains crumble, rivers dry up, but the love of God is eternal."

"See the divine in everyone and everything. This is the highest wisdom."

"The greatest sinner can become the greatest saint in a single moment of faith."