Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
33. Be not like the frog in the well. The frog in the well knows nothing bigger and grander than its well. So are all bigots. They do not see anything better than their own creed.
34. Siddhis or psychic powers must be avoided like filth. These come to us of themselves through Sadhanas or religious practices, and Samyama or control of the senses. But he who sets his mind on Siddhis remains stuck therein, and cannot rise higher.
35. Eat to your satisfaction in the day, but let your meal at night be light and small in quantity.
36. That food alone should be taken by the devotee which does not heat the system or unsettle the mind.
37. Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the use of the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
38. The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
39. Our duty is to fall down and adore where others only bow.
40. Be as devoid as vanity as the cast-away leaf carried by the high wind.
41. Till one becomes simple like a child, one cannot get divine illumination.
33. Be not like the frog in the well. The frog in the well knows nothing bigger and grander than its well. So are all bigots. They do not see anything better than their own creed.
34. Siddhis or psychic powers must be avoided like filth. These come to us of themselves through Sadhanas or religious practices, and Samyama or control of the senses. But he who sets his mind on Siddhis remains stuck therein, and cannot rise higher.
35. Eat to your satisfaction in the day, but let your meal at night be light and small in quantity.
36. That food alone should be taken by the devotee which does not heat the system or unsettle the mind.
37. Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the use of the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
38. The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
39. Our duty is to fall down and adore where others only bow.
40. Be as devoid as vanity as the cast-away leaf carried by the high wind.
41. Till one becomes simple like a child, one cannot get divine illumination.
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