Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
RAMAKRISHNAWhy does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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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.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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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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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.
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