One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
RAMAKRISHNAOnce a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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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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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
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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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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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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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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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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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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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Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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