By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
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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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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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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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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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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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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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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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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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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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