No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
RAMAKRISHNAWe 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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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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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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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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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
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