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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?

Ramakrishna

The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
RAMAKRISHNA

Catch Determination Grace Persistence Sail
One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
RAMAKRISHNA

Fear Hatred Long Shame Spiritual
Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNA

God Ignorance Long Meditation Outside Separation
Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
RAMAKRISHNA

Alone Guide Guru Universe
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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Body Disease House Soul Tax Tenant
To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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Attachment Expectation Reward Work
Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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Awareness Evil False Love Move Moving Spiritual
When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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Goat Head Man Perfect Serve Struggle Time Trunk
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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Attain Desire Dharma God Subtle Trace Truth Trying Way
He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
RAMAKRISHNA

Dwell Ego God Long Possible
Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bondage Free Freedom God Mind Son Soul
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
One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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Day One Pure Spirit Sudden
It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
RAMAKRISHNA

Difficult Easy Practice Religion Talk
One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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Attain Knowledge Land m Divine Pride Rid Water
The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
RAMAKRISHNA

Court Gem Outer Pearl Precious Richest Scattered Stone

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