Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNAMany people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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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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All religions are true. God can be reached by different religions. Many rivers flow by many ways but they fall into the sea. They all are one.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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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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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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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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