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.
RAMAKRISHNAToo much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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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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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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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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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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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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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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