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.
RAMAKRISHNAYou see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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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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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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