In shallow men the fish of little thoughts cause much commo… - Yukteswar Giri

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In shallow men the fish of little thoughts cause much commotion. In oceanic minds the whales of inspiration make hardly a ruffle.

Yukteswar Giri

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Sri Yukteswar Giri (also spelled Sriyukteswar Giri or Sriyukteshvar Giri) (May 10, 1855 – March 9, 1936) is the monastic name of Priyanath Karar, the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda.

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Alternative Names: Sri Yukteswar Giri • Sri Yukteshwar

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Paramahansa Yogananda Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib Aleister Crowley John Lancaster Spalding George Eliot

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Good manners without sincerity are like a beautiful dead lady.

Attachment is blinding; it lends an imaginary halo of attractiveness to the object of desire.

Do not confuse understanding with a larger vocabulary, sacred writings are beneficial in stimulating desire for inward realization, if one stanza at a time is slowly assimilated. Continual intellectual study results in vanity and the false satisfaction of an undigested knowledge.

In shallow men the fish of little thoughts cause much commotion. In oceanic minds the whales of inspiration make hardly a ruffle. - Yukteswar Giri

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