A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
RAMAKRISHNAA boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
RAMAKRISHNAAll troubles come to an end when the ego dies
RAMAKRISHNAAs a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNABy 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.
RAMAKRISHNAHe has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
RAMAKRISHNAAs a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
RAMAKRISHNAOne should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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.
RAMAKRISHNAA bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
RAMAKRISHNAThrough selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
RAMAKRISHNAThere are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .
RAMAKRISHNADo yourself what you wish others to do.
RAMAKRISHNAIt is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
RAMAKRISHNAA devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
RAMAKRISHNAOne 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.
RAMAKRISHNAIn mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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