In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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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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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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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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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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If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.
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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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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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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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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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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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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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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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