“A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is t…” — Ramakrishna

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

Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.

Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.

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