One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
RAMAKRISHNAAs a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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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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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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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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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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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 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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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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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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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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