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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.

Ramakrishna

If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
RAMAKRISHNA

Fiber Needle Slight Sticking Succeed Thread Trying
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
Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
RAMAKRISHNA

Care Children Doll Fear Little Mother Play Restrain Running
The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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Always Bright Fish Live Mud Shiny Skin
An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
RAMAKRISHNA

Down Heaven Ocean Rain Receive Thimble
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
Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
RAMAKRISHNA

God Soul Speak Truth Unless
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Beautiful Black Blue Case Colour Man Pillow Third
The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bend Great Lowly Meek Motivational Tree Wish
First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
RAMAKRISHNA

Discipline God Good Impart Power Raise Spiritual
Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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Alone Guide Guru Universe
Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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God Grow Heart Love Selfless
The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
RAMAKRISHNA

Again Fall Hardly Old Possession Sin Water
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 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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Bend Ego Fruit Gradually Humility Laden Own Spiritual Tree Vanish
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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Borrow Crowded Mind Over Studying

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