Ramakrishna Quotes

Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,

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.

If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.

When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.

More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.

The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.

The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.

When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.

The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.

It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.