If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
RAMAKRISHNAOne feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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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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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
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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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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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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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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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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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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