"Desire may be compared to a minute seed.……" — Sarada Devi
"Desire may be compared to a minute seed. It is like a big banyan tree growing out of a seed, which is no bigger than a dot."
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22 Quotes by Sarada Devi
Sarada Devi has 22 quotes on this site.
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I tell you one thing. If you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. Rather learn to…
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As clouds are blown away by the wind, the thirst for material pleasures will be driven away by the utterance…
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One should not hurt others even by words. One must not speak an unpleasant truth unnecessarily.
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If one calls upon Him repeatedly, He becomes compassionate; and so a devoted attachment comes into being. This love for…
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The happiness of the world is transitory. The less you become attached to the world, the more you enjoy peace…
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There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude.
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Everything, husband, wife, or even the body, is only illusory. These are all shackles of illusion. Unless you can free…
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As you smell the fragrance of a flower by handing it or the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against…
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I am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Never fear. Whenever you are…
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The difference between a great soul and an ordinary man is this: the latter weeps while leaving this body, whereas…
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Ordinary human love results in misery. Love for God brings blessedness.
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The creation itself is full of griefs. How can one understand joy if there is no sorrow? And how can…
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In the West we have a tendency to be profit-oriented, where everything is measured according to the results and we…
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Yet what each one does is by no means of little moment. The grass has to put forth all its…
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The banyan tree does not mean awakening, nor does the hill, nor the saint, nor the European couple. The lotus…
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They are prepared for a God who strikes hard bargains but not for a God who gives as much for…
— Frederick Buechner
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I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
— Vikram Seth
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It only takes one mistake,' the Dan Banyan guy says, 'and nothing else you ever do will matter.' With his…
— Chuck Palahniuk
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Do you know that even when you look at a tree and say, `That is an oak tree', or `that…
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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My parents went through the dictionary looking for a beautiful name, nearly called me Banyan, flicked on a few pages…
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