The Near and the Dear Quotes

“proverbial sacrificial animal was”
― Dada Mukerjee, The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees

“Jealousy is a nasty and dangerous parasite. It threatens one’s own peace and serenity and becomes a menace to others. This is the main thing that set their hearts burning.”
― Dada Mukerjee, The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees

“itinerant”
― Dada Mukerjee, The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees

“There are always the husks coming with the corn, or the skin with the banana, but you do not throw away the corn or the banana.”
― Dada Mukerjee, The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees

“The saints are actually the teachings and scriptures personified. They do not teach by quoting or reciting the scriptures, but by living and practicing them, and sometimes through a little acting.”
― Dada Mukerjee, The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees

“When Babaji has drawn you to him, everything is given to you in his own shadow. One must learn this and drive away worries from the mind.”
― Dada Mukerjee, The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees