A devotee who can call on God while living a householder's life is a hero indeed. God thinks: 'He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties. He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle -- pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.'.
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Beware of the man of one book.
Beware of the man of one book.
Christ's grave was the birthplace of an indestructible belief that death is vanquished and there is life eternal.
Christ's grave was the birthplace of an indestructible belief that death is vanquished and there is life eternal.
No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you read more
Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you did not know." Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?".
