As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNAThe winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
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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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The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless.
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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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All religions are true. God can be reached by different religions. Many rivers flow by many ways but they fall into the sea. They all are one.
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