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" Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. "

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" Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God. "

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" Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone. "

" 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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" The fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself. "

" God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole. "

" Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house. "

" Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say 'I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me' free you shall be. "

" When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low. "

" 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. "

" If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God. "

" To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end. "

" One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God. "

Telling The Truth

" If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled. "

" God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God. "