If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
RAMAKRISHNAIt’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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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 tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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