Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
RAMAKRISHNAThe young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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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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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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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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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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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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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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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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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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