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There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .

Ramakrishna

It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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Dispute Drink Man Nectar Noiselessly Quarrels
The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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Jal Pani Religious Same Thing Water
If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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Adie Afterward Divine Mother Pleasure Them Throwing
It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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Enough God Infinite Opinion Sincere Yearning
Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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Benares Different Hearing Reading
Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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Alone Guide Guru Universe
You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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Differences Different Digestion Taste Temperament
He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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Attain Birth Born Difficult Doe God Human Realizing
You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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Heaven Ignorance Night Rise Sky Star Sun
They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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Action Conscious Doer Fully God Servant
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
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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Down Heaven Ocean Rain Receive Thimble
The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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Ego God Keep Knowledge Long Love True Ultimately
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
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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Bright Fall Heart Mam Mirror Reflect Sunlight Surface
Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Duties Duty Few Finish Hand Peace

There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .

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There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .

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