“One cannot completely get rid of the six passions: lust, anger, greed, and the like. Therefore one should direct them to God. If you must have desire and greed, then you should desire love of God and be greedy to attain Him. If you must be conceited and egoistic, then feel conceited and egoistic thinking that you are the servant of God, the child of God. A man cannot see God unless he gives his whole mind to Him….God can be seen. By practicing spiritual discipline one sees God, through His grace.”
(p.428, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, The Master’s advice to an actor on May 24, 1884)
“Always resign yourself to the Lord. Always remember that we are but puppets in the Lord’s hands. Remain pure always. Please be careful not to become impure even in thought, as also in speech and action; always try to do good to others as far as in you lies.”
(p.246, V-6, Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Swamiji’s letter dated 24 May 1893 written to Smt Indumati Mitra)