Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
RAMAKRISHNAOne day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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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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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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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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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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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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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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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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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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