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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
Ramakrishna
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Ramakrishna
Age: 50 †
Born: 1836
Born: February 18
Died: 1886
Died: August 16
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Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Gadadhar Chattopadhyay
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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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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As for me, I consider myself as a speck of the dust of the devotee's feet.
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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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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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