The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
RAMAKRISHNAMany good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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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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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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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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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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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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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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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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