What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
RAMAKRISHNAUnalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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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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The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
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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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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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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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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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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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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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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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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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