By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
RAMAKRISHNAThe magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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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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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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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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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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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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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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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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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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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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