If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
RAMAKRISHNAImagine 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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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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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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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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