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The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of all such egotistic ideas as "I am such an important man" or "I am so and so". Level the mound of "I" to the ground by dissolving it with tears of devotion.

— 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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