In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
RAMAKRISHNAOne must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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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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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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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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