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Great men have the nature of a child.

Ramakrishna

An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
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Down Heaven Ocean Rain Receive Thimble
Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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Acquired Child Divine Forget Knowledge Wisdom Worldly
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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Attain Desire Dharma God Subtle Trace Truth Trying Way
The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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Doe Good Himself Man Motive Selfish
When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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Goat Head Man Perfect Serve Struggle Time Trunk
Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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Benares Different Hearing Reading
Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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Another Blue God Grace Heart Selfless Talking Work
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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Depth Heart Herat Holy Immerse Love Ocean Overflowing Sure
When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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Bee Bloom Cultivation Flower Inspirational Uninvited
One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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Disappear Exist Feel Long Remain
Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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Appear Divided Inside Outside Part Perceive Pot Water
A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
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Agent Embodied God Man People State True
As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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Learn Live Long
Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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Ascetic Forgiveness Nature True
Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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Alone Bondage Liberation Mind
Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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Do Other Wish Yourself

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