black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.

Ramakrishna

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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Beautiful Black Blue Case Colour Man Pillow Third
The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
RAMAKRISHNA

Collect Down Egotism God Grant High Mound Run Water
Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
RAMAKRISHNA

Diversity Ignorance Knowledge Unity
Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
RAMAKRISHNA

Duties Duty Few Finish Hand Peace
The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
RAMAKRISHNA

Bliss Covered Ignorance Indeed Obscured
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attain Knowledge Land m Divine Pride Rid Water
No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
RAMAKRISHNA

Back Come Holy Jump Man Old Shoulder Sin Sooner Water
That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
RAMAKRISHNA

Alone Certain Faith False Good Head
This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
RAMAKRISHNA

Belongs God Himself Laugh Man Mine Side Universe Yours
So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
RAMAKRISHNA

Child Children Illumination Knowledge Long Simple Worldly
Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attachment Bliss Eternal Ignorance Indeed Knowledge Meditate
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Brain Desire Devotional Energy Practice Practise Wasting
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
He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
RAMAKRISHNA

Nectar Peace Quite Tasted True Faith
Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
RAMAKRISHNA

God Grow Heart Love Selfless
So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
RAMAKRISHNA

Associate Dwells God Meet Most True Wicked

The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ramakrishna Quotes