TEACHINGS OF SRI SARADA DEVI

Chapter:1; Part-3

   11. "People complain about their griefs and sorrows and how they pray to God but find no relief from pain. But grief itself is a gift from God. It is the symbol of His compassion. ... Tell me, who is there in the world who has not had to bear sorrow? Vrinda once said to Krishna, 'Who said you are merciful? As Rama you filled Sita's life with sorrow; as Krishna you fill Radha's life with sorrow. In Kamsa's prison your parents weep for you night and day. Yet we call upon you, because he who takes your Name has no fear of death.' 

   12. "The Mother of the universe is theMother of all. From Her have come out both good and evil."

   13. Disciple: "Where does this initiative for good and evil originate? You may say from our previous life; but where is the source of it all?"

   Mother: "Even a blade of grass cannot stir without the will of God, my son. When a creature falls on good times, his thoughts turn to prayer; when he falls on bad times, all is evil. It is all according to God's will. It is God alone who expresses His will through the actions of man. What powers did Naren (Swami Vivekananda) have by himself? It was because God acted through him that he achieved what he did. The Lord knows what He is about to perform. But should a man surrender himself totally at His feet, He will do everything for him. One must bear with everything, because it is all due to cause and effect, according to one's Karma. AndKarma counteracts the effects of one's previous Karma….If you do a good act, it cancels the effects of your evil deeds. If one prays, takes the Name of God and thinks of Him, the effects of evil are cancelled."

   14. Disciple: "If God is the father and mother of all, then why does He make us commit sin?"

   Mother: "No doubt, God alone has become all these objects, animate and inanimate, but in the relative world all beings act and suffer according to their past Karma and innate tendencies. The sun is one, no doubt, but his manifestation differs according to objects and places. "

   Disciple: "If everything happens according to the will of God, then why does He not annul the law of Karma ?"

   Mother: "Yes, if He wills, He can shorten the period of evolution. But we do not know His will."

   15. "Let me tell you one thing. There is great complexity in this creation. The Master does one thing through one man and another thing through another person. Oh, it is so inscrutable!" 

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