One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
RAMAKRISHNAYou must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
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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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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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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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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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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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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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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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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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