But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
RAMAKRISHNAOnly two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
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A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
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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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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish.
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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