Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
RAMAKRISHNAOne should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one ‘s own heart.)
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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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 talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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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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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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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 very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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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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The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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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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