A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
RAMAKRISHNAThey are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
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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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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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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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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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So 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.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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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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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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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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Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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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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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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