In the same way the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure.
RAMAKRISHNAIf a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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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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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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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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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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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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