Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
RAMAKRISHNAMeditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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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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It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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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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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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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
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All religions are true. God can be reached by different religions. Many rivers flow by many ways but they fall into the sea. They all are one.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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