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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.

Ramakrishna

The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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Doe Good Himself Man Motive Selfish
The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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Always Bright Fish Live Mud Shiny Skin
So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
RAMAKRISHNA

Directed God Herat Long Lost Man Ocean Towards Worldliness
So when a person dies in a state of ignorance, he is born again; but when he becomes well baked in the fire of true knowledge and dies a perfect man, he is not born again.
RAMAKRISHNA

Again Die Fire Ignorance Knowledge Naked Person True Well
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Appear Holy Indeed Man Smallest Stain Ugly White
It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
RAMAKRISHNA

Animal Dwell Face God Tiger Wicked
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Appear Divided Inside Outside Part Perceive Pot Water
What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
RAMAKRISHNA

Lecture Merely Persistence Practice Real Use
Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
RAMAKRISHNA

Diversity Ignorance Knowledge Unity
Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
RAMAKRISHNA

Appeal Fast Hold Whichever
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bamboo Climb Reach Rope Stair Stone Wooden
Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
RAMAKRISHNA

Ask Dawn God Heart Love Minded Pray Pumpkin Pure
But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
RAMAKRISHNA

Again Bind Sufficient World
Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
RAMAKRISHNA

Care Children Doll Fear Little Mother Play Restrain Running
Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attachment Comfort God Name Pray
The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
RAMAKRISHNA

Constant Death Impermanent Remember Should World

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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