I have now come to a stage of realization in which I see that God is walking in every human form and manifesting Himself alike through the sage and the sinner
RAMAKRISHNAA boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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 water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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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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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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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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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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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.
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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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 breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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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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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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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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Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one ‘s own heart.)
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