One 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.
RAMAKRISHNAForget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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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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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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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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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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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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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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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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