Excerpts from Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda - Divine Mother

The Divine Mother is the power of all causation. She energizes every cause unmistakably to produce the effect. Her will is the only law, and as She cannot make a mistake, nature's laws--Her will--can never be changed. She is the life of the law of karma, or causation. She is the fructifier of every action. Under Her guidance we are manufacturing our lives through our deeds or karma.

From notes discovered among Swami Vivekananda's papers. He evidently intended to write a book and jotted down these points for the work. Complete Works, 5:434.

Gospel of Ramakrishna

Je-kota Karma Aachhe,

Se Kota Hoye Gele Nishchinto.

Finish the few duties you have at hand,

and then you will have peace.

P. 114 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

The Gospel of The Holy Mother

It all happens according to one's Prarbhdha, the effect of past
deeds. Where a ploughshere has to hit, at least a needle must prick.
P. 391 The Gospel of The Holy Mother

Excerpt from Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

"But what about our worldly duties—duties associated with our earning money, and so on?"

Sri Ramakrishna: "Yes, you can perform them too, but only as much as you need for your livelihood. At the same time, you must pray to God in solitude, with tears in your eyes, that you may be able to perform those duties in an unselfish manner. You should say to Him: 'O God, make my worldly duties fewer and fewer; otherwise, O Lord, I find that I forget Thee when I am involved in too many activities. I may think I am doing unselfish work, but it turns out to be selfish.' People, who carry to excess the giving of alms, or the distributing of food among the poor, fall victims to the desire of acquiring name and fame." P. 142 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

Gospel of Holy Mother

It is Nature's law, just as you find the full moon and the new moon.
Similarly the mind is possessed of noble thoughts at times and haunted
by evil thoughts at other moments. P. 322 The Gospel of The Holy
Mother

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

"How ought we to live in the world?"
Sri Ramakrishna: "Do all your duties, but keep your mind on God. Live
with all – with wife and children, father and mother – and serve them.
Treat them as if they were very dear to you, but know in your heart of
hearts that they do not belong to you. …Do all your duties in the
world, but keep your mind on God." P. 81

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