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.
RAMAKRISHNAGod cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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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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The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
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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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It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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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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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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