Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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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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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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 cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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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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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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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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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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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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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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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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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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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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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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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 truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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