Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
RAMAKRISHNAThe 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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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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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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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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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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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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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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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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