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.
RAMAKRISHNAGod in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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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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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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