The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
RAMAKRISHNAMen 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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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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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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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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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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