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?
RAMAKRISHNADisease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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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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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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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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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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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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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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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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