Steady Mind

Disciple: What can repetition of His Name achieve, if it is not attended with earnestness? 

Mother: Regardless of whether you get into water willingly or are pushed, your clothes will be soaked. Practise meditation regularly, for your mind is still unripe. After prolonged practice of meditation your mind will become steady. And you should constantly discriminate between the real and the unreal. Know the worldly objects to which the mind is drawn to be unreal and surrender your mind to God. A man was angling in a pond all by himself when a bridegroom's procession with its music passed by. But his eyes remained fixed on the float.  

                                     - The Gospel of the Holy Mother, P214

Respect for Monks

Holy Mother insisted that her devotees pay respects to the monks. 

In 1919 when she was staying with Radhu at Koalpara Ashrama, Brahmachari Barada was preparing the shopping list according to Holy Mother’s instructions. At that time a woman devotee happened to pass that way, and her cloth inadvertently touched Barada’s back. Although he did not notice it, the Mother did. Irritated, she said to the woman devotee: “Hello, don’t you see this young boy is sitting in front of me and writing? Are you not aware that your cloth has brushed over his back? He is a brahmachari and you are a woman. You should pay respect to the monks. Touch the upper corner of your cloth on the ground and bow down to him.” 

The Mother spoke in such a serious tone that it became a lesson for the other women. 

                    - ‘Sri Sarada Devi and Her Divine Play’ 

                                 by Swami Chetanananda, P411-12

Satya Yuga

 

Japa and Meditation

 

Guru Superior than Incarnation

 

Bhagawati

I [Surendranath Sircar] said, "Mother, devotees call you Kali, Adyasakti, Bhagavati, etc. In the Gita it is mentioned that the saints Asita, Devala, Vyasa, and others called Sri Krishna as Narayana Himself. Sri Krishna himself told this to Arjuna. 

By mentioning it himself in the Gita, the idea has been still more emphasized. I believe everything that I have heard about you. Still, if you will please speak of it yourself, my doubts will be dispelled. I want to hear from you directly whether these things are true." 

"Yes, true they are," said the Mother. After this I never asked the Mother any question relating to her real nature. 

- The Gospel of the Holy Mother, P221

Purity Itself