It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
RAMAKRISHNADwell, 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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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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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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That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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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.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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