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;
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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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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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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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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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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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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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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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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