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.
RAMAKRISHNAAs a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
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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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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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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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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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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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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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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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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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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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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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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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