So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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By 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.
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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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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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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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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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