One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
RAMAKRISHNA
Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .
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Wisdom 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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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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