The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
RAMAKRISHNAWhy does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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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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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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