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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.

Ramakrishna

Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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Attain Encumbered Inspirational Kind Knowledge Learning People Self Two
An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
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Down Heaven Ocean Rain Receive Thimble
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.
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Cloud Heart Light Long Ray Similarly Sun World
The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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Court Gem Outer Pearl Precious Richest Scattered Stone
Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Duties Duty Few Finish Hand Peace
If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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Brain Desire Devotional Energy Practice Practise Wasting
Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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Diversity Ignorance Knowledge Unity
If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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Confuse East Go Want West
It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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Difficult Easy Practice Religion Talk
He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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Nectar Peace Quite Tasted True Faith
One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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God Realize Realizing Telling Truth
The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
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Form God Meet People Saint Vicious Virtuous
They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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Action Conscious Doer Fully God Servant
It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
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Afraid Alone Anger Arise Desire Lust
You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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Bear Malice Path Right Wrong
Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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Dwell Enter God Home Lying Prayer Search Searching Spiritual

You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.

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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.

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