That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNAThe Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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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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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one ‘s own heart.)
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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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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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A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
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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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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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