If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
RAMAKRISHNAWhen one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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When one has love for God, one doesn’t feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
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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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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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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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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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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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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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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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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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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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