So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
RAMAKRISHNASpirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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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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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
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