The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
RAMAKRISHNASpirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
-
-
First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
RAMAKRISHNA -
Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
RAMAKRISHNA -
You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
RAMAKRISHNA -
Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one ‘s own heart.)
RAMAKRISHNA -
The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
RAMAKRISHNA -
The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
RAMAKRISHNA -
One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
RAMAKRISHNA -
If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
RAMAKRISHNA -
Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
RAMAKRISHNA -
The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
RAMAKRISHNA -
Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
RAMAKRISHNA -
The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
RAMAKRISHNA -
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 -
You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
RAMAKRISHNA -
One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
RAMAKRISHNA