When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
RAMAKRISHNAI have now come to a stage of realization in which I see that God is walking in every human form and manifesting Himself alike through the sage and the sinner
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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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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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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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?
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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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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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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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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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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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