Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
RAMAKRISHNAAll, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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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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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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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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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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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.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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All religions are true. God can be reached by different religions. Many rivers flow by many ways but they fall into the sea. They all are one.
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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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That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
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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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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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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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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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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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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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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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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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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within.
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Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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