The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
RAMAKRISHNAGreat men have the nature of a child.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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I have now come to a stage of realization in which I see that God is walking in every human form and manifesting Himself alike through the sage and the sinner
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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.
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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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