They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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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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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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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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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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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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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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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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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