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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.

— Ramakrishna The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942)

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If a man prays to Thee with a yearning heart, he can reach Thee, through Thy grace, by any path.

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Brahman and Śakti are identical. If you accept the one, you must accept the other.

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When the "I" disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.

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The devotee of God wants to eat sugar, and not become sugar.

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The one essential thing is bhakti, loving devotion to God.

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