But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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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 is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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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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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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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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