The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
RAMAKRISHNAWho is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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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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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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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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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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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.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
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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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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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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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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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