11. I am ready to undergo a hundred thousand rebirths to train up a single man.
[Place: The Belur Math (under construction). Year: 1899 [...]
7. You have locked up your intelligence, thrown away your inherited wealth to others, and roam about crying piteously for food.
[Place: The rented Math premises at Belur. Year: 1898.] [...]
29. Always try to get absorbed in the eternally present Ātman.
[Place: Belur Math. Year: 1902.] Today is the first of [...]
28. Without drinking the water of mother Gangā, a sweet, musical voice is not acquired.
[Place: From Calcutta to the Math on a boat. Year: 1902 [...]
23. Always remember that renunciation is the root idea.
[Place: The Belur Math. Year:1902.] Today is the annive [...]
27. Shri Ramakrishna was a wonderful gardener.
[Place: The Math, Belur. Year: 1902.] Swamiji was now s [...]
26. The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
[Place: The Math, Belur. Year: 1902.] The disciple pass [...]
25. Real monasticism is not easy to attain. There is no order of life so rigorous as this.
[Place: The Math, Belur. Year: beginning of 1902.] It w [...]
22. The philosophic portion of the Upanishads has remained unchanged up till now
[Place: The Belur Math. Year:1901.] At the time Belur M [...]
24. God is present in every Jiva; there is no other God besides that.
[Place: The Belur Math. Year:1901.] After returning fro [...]