Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
RAMAKRISHNADifferent creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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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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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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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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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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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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God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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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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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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