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.
RAMAKRISHNAAs 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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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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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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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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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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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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