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.
RAMAKRISHNAThe 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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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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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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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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