That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
RAMAKRISHNAIt is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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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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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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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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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
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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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The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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