Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
RAMAKRISHNAPray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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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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Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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