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.
RAMAKRISHNAIt is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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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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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish.
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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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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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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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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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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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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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