Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
RAMAKRISHNAWhen 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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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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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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Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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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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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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