Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
RAMAKRISHNAIt noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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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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When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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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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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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