After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
RAMAKRISHNAThere are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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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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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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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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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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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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