Quotes from Swami Nikhilananda

There is an ocean of difference between a real all-renouncing devotee of God and a householder devotee. A real sanny?si, a real devotee who has renounced the world, is like a bee. The bee will not light on anything but a flower. It will not drink anything but honey. But a devotee leading the worldly life is like a fly. The fly sits on a festering sore as well as on a

sweetmeat. One moment he enjoys a spiritual mood, and the next moment he is beside himself with the pleasure of 'woman and gold'.

MASTER: "But even behind the mother's love lies her hope that the children will support her later on. But I love these youngsters because I see in them N?r?yana Himself. These are not mere words.

Subtle are the ways of dharma. One cannot realize God if one has even the least trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye of a needle if it has the smallest fibre sticking out.

You're going to say goodbye, go and get your closure. In a hundred years when you're just a haze on the water.