Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
RAMAKRISHNAGod 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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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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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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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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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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You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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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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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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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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