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“Lord Ram gave Hanuman a quizzical look and said, "What are you, a monkey or a man?" Hanuman bowed his head reverently, folded his hands and said, "When I do not know who I am, I serve You and when I do know who I am, You and I are One.”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas

“Lust, anger, vanity and covetousness are all paths leading to hell. Abjuring, all these adore the Hero of Raghu’s line, whom saints worship.”
― Tulsidas, Ramayana

“Shri Ram said: “Ever since I have been separated from you, Sita, everything to me has become its very reverse. The fresh and tender leaves on the trees look like tongues of fire; nights appear as dreadful as the night of final dissolution and the moon scorches like the sun. Beds of lotuses are like so many spears planted on the ground, while rain-clouds pour boiling oil as it were. Those that were friendly before, have now become tormenting; the cool, soft and fragrant breezes are now like the hissing serpent. One’s agony is assuaged to some extent even by speaking of it, but to whom shall I speak about it? For there is no one who will understand. The reality about the chord of love that binds you and me, dear, is known to my heart alone; and my heart ever abides with you. Know this to be the essence of my love.”
― Tulsidas, Ramayana

“When a minister, a physician and a religious preceptor; these three use pleasing words from fear or hope of reward, the result is that dominion, health, and faith, all the three immediately set towards destruction.”
― Tulsidas, Ramayana

“That villainous crew- greed, infatuation, jealousy, arrogance, and pride haunts the mind only so long as the Divine does not take up His abode there. Attachment to the world is like a dark night fully advanced, which is so delightful to the owls of attraction and aversion; it abides in the heart of a creature only so long as the sun of the Lord’s glory does not shine there. Having seen Your lotus feet, O Rāma, I am now quite well and my grave fears have been set at rest. The threefold torments of mundane existence cease to have any effect on him who enjoys Your favor, my gracious lord. I am a demon vilest of nature and have never done any good act. Yet the Lord whose beauty even sages fail to perceive with their mindís eye has been pleased to clasp me to His bosom.”
― Tulsidas, Ramayana

“Abandon pride, which is the same as Tamas-guna (darkness), rooted as it is in ignorance and is a source of considerable pain; and adore Lord Shri Rama, the Chief of the Raghus and an ocean of compassion.

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― Tulsidas, Ramayana

“Nothing is unattainable, my Lord, to him who enjoys Your grace. Through Your might, a mere shred of cotton can surely burn a submarine fire (the impossible can be made possible).”
― Tulsidas, Ramayana

“There can be no happiness for a being nor can its mind know any peace even in a dream so long as it does not relinquish desire, which is an abode of sorrow.”
― Tulsidas

“Abandon pride, which is the same as Tamas-guna (darkness), rooted as it is in ignorance and is a source of considerable pain; and adore Lord Shri Rama, the Chief of the Raghus and an ocean of compassion.”
― Tulsidas, Ramayana

“ऐसी देनी देंन ज्यूँ, कित सीखे हो सैन
ज्यों ज्यों कर ऊंच्यो करो, त्यों त्यों निचे नैन!
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देनहार कोई और है, भेजत जो दिन रैन
लोग भरम हम पर करे, तासो निचे नैन!!”
― Tulsidas

“जाइहि सुनत”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas (Hindi)

“भलेउ पोच सब बिधि उपजाए । गनि गुन दोष बेद बिलगाए ।। कहहिं बेद इतिहास पुराना । बिधि प्रपंचु गुन अवगुन साना ।। भले, बुरे सभी ब्रह्माके पैदा किये हुए हैं, पर गुण और दोषोंको विचारकर वेदोंने उनको अलग-अलग कर दिया है। वेद, इतिहास और पुराण कहते हैं कि ब्रह्माकी यह सृष्टि गुण-अवगुणोंसे सनी हुई है ।।२।।”
― Goswami Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas Vyakhya Sahit Tika, Code 0081, Devnagri Hindi, Gita Press Gorakhpur (Official)

“तात स्वर्ग अपबर्ग सुख धरिअ तुला एक अंग।
तूल न ताहि सकल मिलि जो सुख लव सतसंग॥ 4॥”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas (Hindi)

“सत्संगके बिना विवेक नहीं होता और श्रीरामजीकी कृपाके बिना वह सत्संग सहजमें मिलता नहीं। सत्संगति आनन्द और कल्याणकी जड़ है। सत्संगकी सिद्धि (प्राप्ति) ही फल है और सब साधन तो फूल हैं ⁠।⁠।⁠४⁠।⁠।”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas Vyakhya Sahit Tika, Code 0081, Devnagri Hindi, Gita Press Gorakhpur (Official)

“असंक॥”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas (Hindi)

“वर्णानामर्थसंघानां रसानां छन्दसामपि ⁠। मङ्गलानां च कर्त्तारौ वन्दे वाणीविनायकौ ”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas Vyakhya Sahit Tika, Code 0081, Devnagri Hindi, Gita Press Gorakhpur (Official)

“मति अति नीच ऊँचि रुचि आछी । चहिअ अमिअ जग जुरइ न छाछी ⁠।⁠। छमिहहिं सज्जन मोरि ढिठाई । सुनिहहिं बालबचन मन लाई ⁠।⁠।”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas Vyakhya Sahit Tika, Code 0081, Devnagri Hindi, Gita Press Gorakhpur (Official)

“सठ सुधरहिं सतसंगति पाई। पारस परस कुधात सुहाई॥”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas (Hindi)

“ज्ञान अगम (दुर्गम) है, [और] उसकी प्राप्तिमें अनेकों विघ्न हैं। उसका साधन कठिन है और उसमें मनके लिये कोई आधार नहीं है। बहुत कष्ट करनेपर कोई उसे पा भी लेता है, तो वह भी भक्तिरहित होनेसे मुझको प्रिय नहीं होता ⁠।⁠।⁠२⁠।⁠। भक्ति सुतंत्र सकल सुख खानी”
― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas Vyakhya Sahit Tika, Code 0081, Devnagri Hindi, Gita Press Gorakhpur (Official)