God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
RAMAKRISHNAWisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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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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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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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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