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.
RAMAKRISHNAGod laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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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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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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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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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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