He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
RAMAKRISHNAGod laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
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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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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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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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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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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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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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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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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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