A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
RAMAKRISHNAUnless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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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.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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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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God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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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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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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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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If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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