Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
RAMAKRISHNAThe less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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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?
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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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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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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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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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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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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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He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
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