The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
RAMAKRISHNAThe jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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So when a person dies in a state of ignorance, he is born again; but when he becomes well baked in the fire of true knowledge and dies a perfect man, he is not born again.
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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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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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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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Great men have the nature of a child.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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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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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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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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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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