So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
RAMAKRISHNAIt is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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When one has love for God, one doesn’t feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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