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.
RAMAKRISHNAThe less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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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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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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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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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 winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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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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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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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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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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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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