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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.

Ramakrishna

It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
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Bend Drawn Easy Escape God Hold Untrained Young
Great men have the nature of a child.
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Child Children Greatness Man Nature
All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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Die Ego End Over Trouble
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.
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Fall Ganges Man Tree Undoubtedly Water
Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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God Grow Heart Love Selfless
When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Corner Forest Heart Meditation Quite Solitude
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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Again Fall Hardly Old Possession Sin Water
You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
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Bamboo Climb Reach Rope Stair Stone Wooden
The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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Doe Ego Water Waxem Belong
Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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Alone Guide Guru Universe
In the same way the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure.
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Attractive Beginning Consequence Pleasure Terrible World
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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Boy Brother God Laugh Mother Occasion Patient Physician
The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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Difficulty Helping Hope Impermanent Knowing World
Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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Devotee Essential Exist God Long Running Vanity
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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Nectar Peace Quite Tasted True Faith
God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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Answer Deep Heart Hidden Philosopher Prayer Stone True

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