You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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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It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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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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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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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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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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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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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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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 tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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