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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

Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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Diversity Ignorance Knowledge Unity
One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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God Realize Realizing Telling Truth
When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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Baked Broken Fire Ignorance Man Mud New One Potter
To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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Attachment Expectation Reward Work
Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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Devotee Essential Exist God Long Running Vanity
It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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Dispute Drink Man Nectar Noiselessly Quarrels
Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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Appeal Fast Hold Whichever
All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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God Liberal Meal Morning Noon Real Realize Self
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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Attain Desire Dharma God Subtle Trace Truth Trying Way
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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Both Consciousness Inside Jnani Nothing Outside Paramatman Pot
Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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Attachment Comfort God Name Pray
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish.
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Bird Live Mudfish Off Shake Spin Water Waterfowl
Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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Continous Meditation Mind Neglect State Time Worship
It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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Fall God Religion River Sea True Way
Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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Automatic Develop Drop Flower Humility Own Petal Spiritual Wisdom
But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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Again Bind Sufficient World

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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