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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.

Ramakrishna

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
Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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Allow Doe Evil God Plot Thicken World
If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
RAMAKRISHNA

God Mad Thing World
The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
RAMAKRISHNA

Catch Determination Grace Persistence Sail
That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNA

Alone Heart Knowledge Mind Negation Purify True
It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
RAMAKRISHNA

Animal Dwell Face God Tiger Wicked
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Good Grain Lift Man May Men Pious Sand Sugar Together
God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
RAMAKRISHNA

Form God Righteous Unrighteous
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Again Die Fire Ignorance Knowledge Naked Person True Well
If you want to go east, don’t go west.
RAMAKRISHNA

Confuse East Go Want West
The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
RAMAKRISHNA

Cloud Heart Light Long Ray Similarly Sun World
Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
RAMAKRISHNA

Ask Dawn God Heart Love Minded Pray Pumpkin Pure
One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
RAMAKRISHNA

Fear Hatred Long Shame Spiritual
The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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Bamboo Bent Easy Force Grown Heart
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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Belongs God Himself Laugh Man Mine Side Universe Yours
The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
RAMAKRISHNA

Collect Down Egotism God Grant High Mound Run Water

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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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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