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

I shan't be able to turn away anybody if he addresses me as Mother.

I can't contain myself when one draws near me and calls me Mother.

If my son wallows in the dust or mud, it is I who have to wipe all the dirt off his body and take him to my lap.

The aim of life is to realize God and remain immersed in contemplation of Him.

God alone is real and everything else is false.

As one gets the fragrance of a flower by handling it, or as one gets the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against a stone, in the same way one gets spiritual awakening by constantly thinking of God. But you can realize Him right now, if you become desireless.

Many think of God only after receiving blows from the world. But blessed indeed is he who can offer his mind, like a fresh flower, at the feet of the Lord from his very childhood. One should practice renunciation in youth.

Through japa and austerity the bondage of karma is cut asunder, but God cannot be realized except through love and devotion.

How can the devotees really have any caste ? Children are all equal.

One should desire of God desirelessness. For desire alone is at the root of all suffering.

But one may pray for devotion and detachment. These cannot be classed as desires.

As wind removes the cloud, so the name of God destroys the cloud of worldliness.

Only through work can one remove the bondage of work. Total detachment comes later. One should not be without work even for a moment. Work helps one to fend off idle thoughts.

Everyone has to be accommodating. Forbear everything. God is there to judge.

One should not hurt others even by words. One must not speak even an unpleasant truth unnecessarily. By indulging in rude words one's nature becomes rude. One's sensibility is lost if one has no control over one's speech.

One should not trifle with a thing, though it may be very insignificant. If you respect a thing, the thing also respects you. Even a broomstick should be treated with respect. One should perform even an insignificant work with respect.

We should give everyone his due. What is not edible for a man, give to a cow ; What is not edible for a cow, give to a dog ; what is not edible for a dog, throw into a lake for fishes to eat. But never waste.

To err is human ; but how few know to lead an erring man ?

It is idle to expect that dangers and difficulties will not come. They are bound to come. But, for a devotee they will pass away from under the feet like water.

Misery is truly a gift of God. I believe it is a symbol of His compassion.

Love is our forte. It is through love that the Master's family has taken shape.

The mind is everything. It is in the mind alone that one feels pure and impure. A man, first of all must make his own mind guilty and then alone can he see another man's guilt.

If you want peace, do not see the faults of others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child. The whole world is your own.

My son, if a thorn pricks your foot, it hurts me like a spear entering my heart. I am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Whenever you are in distress, just say to yourself, 'I have a mother.'