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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

Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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Case Immersed Infinite Inside Long Ocean Two Water
This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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Belongs God Himself Laugh Man Mine Side Universe Yours
Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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Bright Fall Heart Mam Mirror Reflect Sunlight Surface
But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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Again Bind Sufficient World
Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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Book Essence God Harm Important Learning Scripture Study
Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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Ask Dawn God Heart Love Minded Pray Pumpkin Pure
So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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Child Children Illumination Knowledge Long Simple Worldly
When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Corner Forest Heart Meditation Quite Solitude
Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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Faith God Lack Man Suffer Suffering
A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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Aspirant Boat Live Spiritual Stay Water World
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
Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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Allow Doe Evil God Plot Thicken World
The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
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Ego Flourishing Morning Root Sprout Thinking
The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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Blow Grace Need Sail Set Time Wind
Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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Ascetic Forgiveness Nature True
A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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Attitude LeadingTruth Maintain Man Path Religious

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