Holy Mother Sarada Devi
DAILY READINGS
From Mother Radha's recordings of Swamiji
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Sri Sarada Devi was understood by Swami Vivekananda more than by any other of Master's [Sri Ramakrishna's] disciples. He said, 'You people don't know Holy Mother yet. The Mother's blessing is a hundred thousand times more than the Father's blessing.' That is what he said, and how true. If Sri Ramakrishna became great he only became great because he worshipped Mother Kali. And who is Mother Kali? Master himself said, 'That which is worshipped in the shrines, the bad woman that is walking the streets, the mother that gave birth to me, and the one that is pressing my leg [i.e. Sri Sarada Devi] is the same Mother Kali.'
Is that mantra that you utter itself not Sri Sarada Devi? Mantra is shakti, and it reveals the purusha or the [Ishta] devata Itself. So the mantra itself is Sri Sarada Devi. Respect it.
Holy Mother's life is so very pure that if you decide to read, to understand and to learn about her, and if you try to live a life of modesty as she did, not only can you bring God into this world but you can take this world to God. Mother's life is very pure. She has come to uplift men and women alike. The gods came to uplift mankind.
You must read the lives of Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Sarada Devi. You must become saturated with the teachings of these three. You must speak about it, live it, breathe it.
Swami Vivekananda, Swami Ramakrishnananda and others served the Master but Swami Saradananda served Sri Sarada Devi. He loved her so much. He knew where the shakti came from.
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Sri Ramakrishna Sri Sarada Devi Swami Vivekananda
Swami Nischalananda Swami Shivapadananda
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - read online
Reference websites – please mouse over the name and click to connect:
Ramakrishna Math and Mission Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa Ramakrishna Dham