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.
RAMAKRISHNAThe Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one ‘s own heart.)
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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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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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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Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
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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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