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!
RAMAKRISHNABy the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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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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God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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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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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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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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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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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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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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