Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

“How long must one perform sandhya andother rituals? As long as the hair on the bodydoes not stand on end and the eyes do not fillwith tears while repeating the name of God.Both these states are the signs of Godrealization;they indicate pure love anddevotion.“Having realized God, one goes beyond virtueand vice.”Says Prasad: I bow my head before both desireand enjoyment,And having solved the mystery that Kali is thesame as the Absolute, I have given uprighteousness and unrighteousness.“The nearer you approach God, the more Helessens your work. When the daughter-in-lawin a household conceives, her mother-in-lawgradually decreases her work. As soon as shereaches the ninth month of pregnancy, sheceases to work. When the baby is born, sheonly busies herself playing with it and enjoyingherself with it.”Shrish — It is very difficult to proceed towardGod while living a householder’s life.Instructions to a householder – yoga of practice [4]and spiritual discipline in a solitary placeSri Ramakrishna — Why, what about the yogaof practice? In the countryside [Kamarpukur],