The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
RAMAKRISHNAAll troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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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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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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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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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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So when a person dies in a state of ignorance, he is born again; but when he becomes well baked in the fire of true knowledge and dies a perfect man, he is not born again.
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