The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
RAMAKRISHNAThat is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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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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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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Man 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.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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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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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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