First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
RAMAKRISHNAIf 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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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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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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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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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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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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