One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
RAMAKRISHNAForgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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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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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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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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