Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
RAMAKRISHNAThe world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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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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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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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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As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless.
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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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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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