The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
RAMAKRISHNAThe compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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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 it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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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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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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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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If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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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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