One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
RAMAKRISHNA
One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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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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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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Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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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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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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