As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNAWhen you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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When one has love for God, one doesn’t feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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