Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
RAMAKRISHNAAll 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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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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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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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