In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
RAMAKRISHNAHe has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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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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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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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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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 supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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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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There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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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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If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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