Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
RAMAKRISHNAMeditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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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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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.
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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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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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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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It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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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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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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