If you want to go east, don’t go west.
RAMAKRISHNAThe Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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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.
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No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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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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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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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.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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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 supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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