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It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas

Ramakrishna

He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
RAMAKRISHNA

Dwell Ego God Long Possible
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Ego Fire Piece Retain Rope Supreme
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
RAMAKRISHNA

Book Good Many Reading Religious Saying
To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attachment Expectation Reward Work
One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
RAMAKRISHNA

Enter Jumping Mansion Over Stump
No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
RAMAKRISHNA

Back Come Holy Jump Man Old Shoulder Sin Sooner Water
Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
RAMAKRISHNA

Awareness Evil False Love Move Moving Spiritual
You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
RAMAKRISHNA

Differences Different Digestion Taste Temperament
The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
RAMAKRISHNA

Always Bright Fish Live Mud Shiny Skin
The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
RAMAKRISHNA

Blow Grace Need Sail Set Time Wind
So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
RAMAKRISHNA

Divine Equally Heart Impartially Light Man Receive
He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
RAMAKRISHNA

Nectar Peace Quite Tasted True Faith
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Case Immersed Infinite Inside Long Ocean Two Water
When one has love for God, one doesn’t feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
RAMAKRISHNA

Children Compassion Friend Physical Relatives Retain
The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
RAMAKRISHNA

Blowing Grace Inspirational Raise Sail Wind
Do yourself what you wish others to do.
RAMAKRISHNA

Do Other Wish Yourself

It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas

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