The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
RAMAKRISHNABondage 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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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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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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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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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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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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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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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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He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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