One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
RAMAKRISHNASome 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’.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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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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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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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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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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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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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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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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