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.
RAMAKRISHNAIf you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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So when a person dies in a state of ignorance, he is born again; but when he becomes well baked in the fire of true knowledge and dies a perfect man, he is not born again.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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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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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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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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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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