It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
RAMAKRISHNAWhen the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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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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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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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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.
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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 world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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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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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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