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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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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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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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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
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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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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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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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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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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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