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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.

Ramakrishna

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.
RAMAKRISHNA

God Ideal Meditate Nature Night Quire Thinking
The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
RAMAKRISHNA

Again Fall Hardly Old Possession Sin Water
Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
RAMAKRISHNA

Duties Duty Few Finish Hand Peace
The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bend Great Lowly Meek Motivational Tree Wish
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Ego Fire Piece Retain Rope Supreme
An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
RAMAKRISHNA

Down Heaven Ocean Rain Receive Thimble
If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
RAMAKRISHNA

Appear Holy Indeed Man Smallest Stain Ugly White
Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
RAMAKRISHNA

Body Disease House Soul Tax Tenant
If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
RAMAKRISHNA

Conclude Divide Doe Healing Pearl Sea
The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
RAMAKRISHNA

Blowing Boat Breeze Forward Grace Moving Sail
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!
RAMAKRISHNA

Court Gem Outer Pearl Precious Richest Scattered Stone
By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
RAMAKRISHNA

Assert Bound Conviction Freed Mind Strong
Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
RAMAKRISHNA

Achieve Everything Faith Person
So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
RAMAKRISHNA

Directed God Herat Long Lost Man Ocean Towards Worldliness
All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
RAMAKRISHNA

Die Ego End Over Trouble
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!’
RAMAKRISHNA

Belongs God Himself Laugh Man Mine Side Universe Yours

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