black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart.

Ramakrishna

Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
RAMAKRISHNA

Appear Divided Inside Outside Part Perceive Pot Water
They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
RAMAKRISHNA

Action Conscious Doer Fully God Servant
Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
RAMAKRISHNA

Another.You Everyone Love One
God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
RAMAKRISHNA

Form God Righteous Unrighteous
An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
RAMAKRISHNA

Down Heaven Ocean Rain Receive Thimble
The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bliss Covered Eternal Ignorance Indeed Obscured
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attain Knowledge Land m Divine Pride Rid Water
Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
RAMAKRISHNA

Another Call Drink Other Pani Place Some Water
Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
RAMAKRISHNA

Essential God God Love Unemployed Unreal
He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
RAMAKRISHNA

Dwell Ego God Long Possible
When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
RAMAKRISHNA

Goat Head Man Perfect Serve Struggle Time Trunk
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bear Malice Path Right Wrong
Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attain Borm Cultivate Divine God Human Being Love Trying
As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
RAMAKRISHNA

Boy Failing Fall Fear Fixing Perform Pillar Whirl Worldly
Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
RAMAKRISHNA

Book Hearing Knowledge Reading Thinking Understanding
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Agent Embodied God Man People State True

God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ramakrishna Quotes