The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
RAMAKRISHNAThe Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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I have now come to a stage of realization in which I see that God is walking in every human form and manifesting Himself alike through the sage and the sinner
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God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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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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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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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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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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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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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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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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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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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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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.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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