Gospel
Are Sudras and women entitled to sannyasa?
Speaking about the objection of certain people that some of Sri Ramakrishna’s Sannyasin disciples, being Sudras, are not entitled for Sannyasa, according to orthodox rules,…
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On Compassion
It was morning. The disciple entered the inner apartment of the Holy Mother’s house and found her cutting the Kalmi green. Seeing her cutting something…
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The Master in relation to one’s Ishta Devata
Surendranath Bhaumick and Dr. Durga Prasad had been staying at the house of the Holy Mother. They would depart that afternoon. In the morning, after…
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Look at the Master’s picture if you cannot concentrate
Mother: It does not matter much. It will be enough if you look at the picture of the Master. The Master was ill at Cossipore….
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How far should one observe rules of purity regarding food?
Mother: The Master was very particular about one thing in regard to food. He used to forbid all the devotees from eating the food of…
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Obsession regarding purity of mind is the sign of an impure mind
The disciple and Mukunda were seated in the porch of the Holy Mother’s house for their midday meal. The Mother was seated in the porch…
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Self-surrender and spiritual discipline
Mother: That they surrender themselves to God,that they live placing implicit trust in Him, is their spiritual discipline, Alas ! Naren said, “ Let me…
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God, the only solace in life
In the course of a letter to a devotee the Holy Mother wrote : There is no happiness whatever in human birth. The world is…
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A Sannnyasin’s duty
A Sannyasin disciple had gone to Rishikesh, visiting the Holy Mother at Jayrambati on the way. In a few days he wrote to the Mother,…
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Pray to the lord
A woman wrote to the Mother, ” Mother, I am young in years. My father-in-law and mother-in-law do not allow me to go to you….
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