Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
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An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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In the same way the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure.
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He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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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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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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