Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
RAMAKRISHNASimilarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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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.
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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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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!
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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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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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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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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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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