It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
RAMAKRISHNAKnowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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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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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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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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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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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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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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