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You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.

Ramakrishna

That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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Borrow Crowded Mind Over Studying
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
Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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Devotee Essential Exist God Long Running Vanity
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
He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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Attain Birth Born Difficult Doe God Human Realizing
An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
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Down Heaven Ocean Rain Receive Thimble
Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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Another Call Drink Other Pani Place Some Water
Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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Ascetic Forgiveness Nature True
Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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Attachment Bliss Eternal Ignorance Indeed Knowledge Meditate
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
The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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Court Gem Outer Pearl Precious Richest Scattered Stone
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
If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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Confuse East Go Want West
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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God Mad Thing World
Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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Awareness Evil False Love Move Moving Spiritual
Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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Automatic Develop Drop Flower Humility Own Petal Spiritual Wisdom

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