Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
RAMAKRISHNAMan 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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In the same way the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure.
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If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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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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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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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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