He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
RAMAKRISHNAGod, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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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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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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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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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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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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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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