So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
RAMAKRISHNABut it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless.
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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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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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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 water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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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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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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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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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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