You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
RAMAKRISHNAThe fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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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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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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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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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .
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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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