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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

Ramakrishna

So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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Directed God Herat Long Lost Man Ocean Towards Worldliness
What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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Lecture Merely Persistence Practice Real Use
One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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Day One Pure Spirit Sudden
When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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Goat Head Man Perfect Serve Struggle Time Trunk
The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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Ego God Keep Knowledge Long Love True Ultimately
So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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Divine Equally Heart Impartially Light Man Receive
The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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Jal Pani Religious Same Thing Water
Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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Day God Heaven Ignorance Say Therefore
Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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Diversity Ignorance Knowledge Unity
Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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Achieve Everything Faith Person
It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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Fall God Religion River Sea True Way
God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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God Inspirational Man Suffer Suffering
Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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Faith God Lack Man Suffer Suffering
The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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Doe Ego Water Waxem Belong
God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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Answer Deep Heart Hidden Philosopher Prayer Stone True
The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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Collect Down Egotism God Grant High Mound Run Water

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

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