No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
RAMAKRISHNASo it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
-
-
An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
RAMAKRISHNA -
A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
RAMAKRISHNA -
It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
RAMAKRISHNA -
What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
RAMAKRISHNA -
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.
RAMAKRISHNA -
One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
RAMAKRISHNA -
The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
RAMAKRISHNA -
If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
RAMAKRISHNA -
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
RAMAKRISHNA -
Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
RAMAKRISHNA -
One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
RAMAKRISHNA -
Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
RAMAKRISHNA -
You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
RAMAKRISHNA -
Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
RAMAKRISHNA -
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.
RAMAKRISHNA