Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
RAMAKRISHNASo when a person dies in a state of ignorance, he is born again; but when he becomes well baked in the fire of true knowledge and dies a perfect man, he is not born again.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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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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The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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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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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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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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It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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When one has love for God, one doesn’t feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
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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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