Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
RAMAKRISHNAFirst realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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Dwell, 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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The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
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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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An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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