Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
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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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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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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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.
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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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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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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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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