So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
RAMAKRISHNAThe jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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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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It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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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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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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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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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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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
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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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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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