The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

"Under what conditions does one see God?"Sri Ramakrishna: "Cry to
the Lord with an intensely yearning heart and you will certainly see
Him. People shed a whole jug of tears for wife and children. They swim
in tears for money. But who weeps for God? Cry to Him with a real
cry." P. 83 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

Gospel of Holy Mother

Nonetheless, one must perform Japa and meditation, for they remove the
impurities of one's mind. P. 310 The Gospel of The Holy Mother

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

Sangsar Jeno Bishalaksir Da, Nouka Dahe Ekbar Porle Aar Raksa Nai.
This world is like whirlpool. Once a boat gets into it there is no
hope of its rescue.
P. 96 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

The Gospel of The Holy Mother

You are a devotee. Devotees are casteless.
P. 292 The Gospel of The Holy Mother

The Gospel of The Holy Mother

Only those who belong to a high spiritual category can become monks
and liberate themselves from all kinds of fetters. Some, again, are
born just to enjoy the world. P. 291 The Gospel of The Holy Mother

The Gospel of Strength - Swami Vivekananda

We human beings are very slow to recognise our own weakness, our own
faults, so long as we can lay the blame upon somebody else. Men in
general lay all the blame of life on their fellow-men, or, failing
that, on God, or they conjure up a ghost, and say it is fate. Where is
fate, and what is fate? We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our
own fate. None else has the blame, none has the praise.

You know in your inmost heart that many of your limited ideas, this
humbling of yourself and praying and weeping to imaginary beings are
superstitions. Tell me one case where these prayers have been
answered. All the answers that came were from your own hearts.

In your ignorance, every prayer that you made and that was answered,
you thought was answered by some being, but you answered the prayer
yourself unknowingly. The help came from yourself, and you fondly
imagined that someone was sending help to you. There is no help for
you outside of yourself; you are the creator of the universe... These
are words that will burn up the dross that is in the mind, words that
will bring out the tremendous energy which is within you already, the
infinite power which is sleeping in your heart.