Ramakrishna on bondage
Ramakrishna179 quotes“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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He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
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RamakrishnaRamakrishna He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
RamakrishnaRamakrishna Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
RamakrishnaRamakrishna God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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To be free from bondage the wise person must practise discrimination between One-Self and the ego-self. By that alone you will become full of joy, recognising Self as Pure Being, Consciousness and Bliss.
Adi ShankaraAdi Shankara Whatever our destiny is, whatever our Karma is, if we simply accept the mercy of Guru, “Guru Kripa”, it can completely liberate us from all of our previous Karmic bondage.
Radhanath SwamiRadhanath Swami The artist should once and forever emancipate himself from the bondage of appearance.
Ad ReinhardtAd Reinhardt Do not think that if you surrender to God you will be loser. You will not lose anything except bondage, frustration and suffering. That is all you will lose.
Radhanath SwamiRadhanath Swami When Israel was from bondage led,Led by the Almighty’s handFrom out of foreign land,The great sea beheld and fled.
Abraham CowleyAbraham Cowley Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
RamakrishnaRamakrishna Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.
Mata AmritanandamayiMata Amritanandamayi Only silence can release the bondage of the mind.
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