The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
RAMAKRISHNAOne cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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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 same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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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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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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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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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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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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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
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The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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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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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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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.
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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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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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