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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.

Ramakrishna

Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
RAMAKRISHNA

God Grow Heart Love Selfless
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
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bird Live Mudfish Off Shake Spin Water Waterfowl
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
Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
RAMAKRISHNA

Duties Duty Few Finish Hand Peace
God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
RAMAKRISHNA

Boy Brother God Laugh Mother Occasion Patient Physician
The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
RAMAKRISHNA

Blowing Grace Inspirational Raise Sail Wind
Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
RAMAKRISHNA

Another Blue God Grace Heart Selfless Talking Work
The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
RAMAKRISHNA

Constant Death Impermanent Remember Should 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
RAMAKRISHNA

Faith Flower Honey Hover Peace Portal Sweetness Tasted
The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attain Desire Dharma God Subtle Trace Truth Trying Way
Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bagful Common Grain Little Man Religion Speak Wise
If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
RAMAKRISHNA

Adie Afterward Divine Mother Pleasure Them Throwing
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
Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
RAMAKRISHNA

Allah Brahman Christian God Krishna Lake Name People Siva
God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
RAMAKRISHNA

Answer Deep Heart Hidden Philosopher Prayer Stone True

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