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.
RAMAKRISHNAThat knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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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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It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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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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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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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 can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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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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