It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
RAMAKRISHNASo is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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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.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one ‘s own heart.)
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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