God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
RAMAKRISHNAThe world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
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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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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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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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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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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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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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It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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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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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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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.
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