If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
RAMAKRISHNAGod 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.’
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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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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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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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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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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