• If my son wallows in the dust or mud, it is I who have to wipe all the dirt and take him on my lap.
• My son, if a thorn pricks your foot, it hurts me like a spear entering my heart. I am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Whenever you are in distress, just say to yourself, 'I have a mother.'
• I can't contain myself when one draws near me and calls me "Mother."
• The mind is everything. It is in the mind alone that one feels pure and impure. A man, first of all must make his own mind guilty and then alone can he see another man's guilt.
If you want peace, do not see the faults of others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child. The whole world is your own.
• Love is our forte. It is through love that the Master's family has taken shape.
• Misery is truly a gift of God. I believe it is a symbol of His compassion.
• To err is human; but how few know to lead an erring man.
• It is idle to expect that dangers and difficulties will not come. They are bound to come. But, for a devotee they will pass away from under the feet like water.
• We should give everyone his due. What is not edible for a man, give to a cow; What is not edible for a cow, give to a dog; what is not edible for a dog, throw into a lake for fishes to eat. But never waste.
• One should not trifle with a thing, though it may be very insignificant. If you respect a thing, the thing also respects you. Even a broomstick should be treated with respect. One should perform even an insignificant work with respect.
• One should not hurt others even by words. One must not speak even an unpleasant truth unnecessarily. By indulging in rude words one's nature becomes rude. One's sensibility is lost if one has no control over one's speech.
• Everyone has to be accommodating. Forbear everything.
• Only through work can one remove the bondage of work. Total detachment comes later. One should not be without work even for a moment. Work helps one to fend off idle thoughts.
• How can the devotees really have any caste ? Children are all equal.
• I tell you one thing - if you want peace, do not find fault with others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child; the whole world is your own.
• The aim of life is to realize God and remain immersed in contemplation of Him.
God alone is real and everything else is false.
• Many think of God only after receiving blows from the world. But blessed indeed is he who can offer his mind, like a fresh flower, at the feet of the Lord from his very childhood. One should practice renunciation in youth.
• Sri Ramakrishna left me behind to manifest the Motherhood of God to the world.
I shan't be able to turn away anybody if he addresses me as "Mother".