Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
RAMAKRISHNAWhen one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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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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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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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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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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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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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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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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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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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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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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