black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?

Ramakrishna

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
RAMAKRISHNA

God Mad Thing World
Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
RAMAKRISHNA

Diversity Ignorance Knowledge Unity
It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
RAMAKRISHNA

Fall God Religion River Sea True Way
Great men have the nature of a child.
RAMAKRISHNA

Child Children Greatness Man Nature
So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
RAMAKRISHNA

Divine Equally Heart Impartially Light Man Receive
Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
RAMAKRISHNA

Awareness Evil False Love Move Moving Spiritual
Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attachment Bliss Eternal Ignorance Indeed Knowledge Meditate
God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bamboo Important Path Reach Realize Rope
The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
RAMAKRISHNA

Form God Meet People Saint Vicious Virtuous
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Ego God Keep Knowledge Long Love True Ultimately
God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
RAMAKRISHNA

Humility Pride Realized Slighest Trace
The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
RAMAKRISHNA

Aways Direction Heart Magnetic Man Needle North Ocean Vessel
One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
RAMAKRISHNA

Attitude Dispute Faith Maintain Religious Respect towards
When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
RAMAKRISHNA

Goat Head Man Perfect Serve Struggle Time Trunk
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Away Black Find Huge Obstacle Overcoming Pushing Stone Wearing Ton Trying
When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
RAMAKRISHNA

Baked Broken Fire Ignorance Man Mud New One Potter

Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ramakrishna Quotes