Great men have the nature of a child.
RAMAKRISHNAOne must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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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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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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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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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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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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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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God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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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.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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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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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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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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A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
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Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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So when a person dies in a state of ignorance, he is born again; but when he becomes well baked in the fire of true knowledge and dies a perfect man, he is not born again.
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