After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
RAMAKRISHNAThe Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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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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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of 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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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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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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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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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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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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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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It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
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