If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
RAMAKRISHNAWho is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
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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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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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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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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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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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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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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
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