It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
RAMAKRISHNAThe Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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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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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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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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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.
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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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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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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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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