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Live like a mud-fish: its skin is bright and shiny even though it lives in mud.
Ramakrishna
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Ramakrishna
Age: 50 †
Born: 1836
Born: February 18
Died: 1886
Died: August 16
Philosopher
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Gadadhar Chattopadhyay
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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Though
Shiny
Lives
Mud
Live
Fish
Even
Fishes
Like
Bright
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Skins
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If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.
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