God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
RAMAKRISHNAIf you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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In the same way the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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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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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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