Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNAHave love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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