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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.

Ramakrishna

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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God Mad Thing World
One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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Enter Jumping Mansion Over Stump
The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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Catch Determination Grace Persistence Sail
Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Duties Duty Few Finish Hand Peace
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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God Man Manifest Serve Worship Worshipping
God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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Form God Righteous Unrighteous
The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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Court Gem Outer Pearl Precious Richest Scattered Stone
Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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Another.You Everyone Love One
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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Aspirant Boat Live Spiritual Stay Water World
They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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Action Conscious Doer Fully God Servant
That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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Alone Heart Knowledge Mind Negation Purify True
If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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Conclude Divide Doe Healing Pearl Sea
If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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Confuse East Go Want West
The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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Aways Direction Heart Magnetic Man Needle North Ocean Vessel
Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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Ahamkara Carry Egotism Man Perfect Slain Vitality
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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Appear Holy Indeed Man Smallest Stain Ugly White

The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.

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