Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
RAMAKRISHNAAllow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
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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.)
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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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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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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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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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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 is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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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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