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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower

Ramakrishna

God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
RAMAKRISHNA

God Inspirational Man Suffer Suffering
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Cloud Heart Light Long Ray Similarly Sun World
Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
RAMAKRISHNA

Duties Duty Few Finish Hand Peace
You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
RAMAKRISHNA

Differences Different Digestion Taste Temperament
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
They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
RAMAKRISHNA

Action Do Good Replete Whatever
The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
RAMAKRISHNA

Blowing Grace Inspirational Raise Sail Wind
Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
RAMAKRISHNA

Attain Encumbered Inspirational Kind Knowledge Learning People Self Two
Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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Equal Faith Liberty Opinion Own
Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
RAMAKRISHNA

Dwell Enter God Home Lying Prayer Search Searching Spiritual
After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
RAMAKRISHNA

Book Deep Dive Essence God Learn Need Order Realize
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
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
Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
RAMAKRISHNA

Another.You Everyone Love One
Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
RAMAKRISHNA

Anyway Art Football Hear Praying
Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
RAMAKRISHNA

Care Children Doll Fear Little Mother Play Restrain Running

So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower

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