It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
RAMAKRISHNA
The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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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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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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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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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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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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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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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