The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
RAMAKRISHNAMan suffers through lack of faith in God.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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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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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
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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.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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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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All religions are true. God can be reached by different religions. Many rivers flow by many ways but they fall into the sea. They all are one.
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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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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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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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It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
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