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.
RAMAKRISHNAGod in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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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 waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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.
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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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